Health literacy and digital health information-seeking behavior - a cross-sectional study among highly educated Swedes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits of digital development in health care may be obscured by unequal opportunities to make use of digital resources. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of health literacy with I) accessing health check test results in the Patient Electronic Health Record (PAEHR), II) searching for information to better understand individual test results, and III) using the national health information online portal provided by the Swedish national health care system.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included data from 434 individuals, 50-64 years old, randomly selected from the Swedish population during the year 2017 to a cohort study including health examination and a web-based survey. Health literacy was assessed at baseline using the Swedish Comm

SUBMITTER: Sundell E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724302 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature