Health Literacy in Web-Based Health Information Environments: Systematic Review of Concepts, Definitions, and Operationalization for Measurement.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Health literacy research seems to lack a consensus on what aspects to include into literacy in the context of health and on how to operationalize these concepts for measurement purposes. In addition to health literacy, several other concepts, such as electronic health (eHealth) literacy and mental health literacy, have been developed across disciplines. This study examines how these different concepts are used when studying health-related competencies in Web contexts. OBJECTIVE:This study systematically reviews health literacy concepts and definitions and their operationalization in studies focused on Web-based health information environments. METHODS:A systematic literature search was conducted in April 2016 in 6 electronic databases with a limitation to articles in English pub

SUBMITTER: Huhta AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6315258 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature