EHealth literacy and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of parents of children needing paediatric surgery in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of the study was to describe different eHealth literacy domains among parents of children needing paediatric surgery in Sweden, and the correlation between these eHealth literacy domains and parents' socioeconomic factors and demographic characteristics.

Design

Descriptive correlational design.

Method

Thirty-five Swedish-speaking parents participated as a historical control group within an ongoing Swedish clinical trial developing eHealth solutions for families after hospital care; of these, 30 completed the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire and the socioeconomic and demographic questionnaire.

Results

Of the seven eHealth literacy domains assessed, parents' strengths lay in those pertaining to their own digital competence, control and safety, while the

SUBMITTER: Kristjansdottir O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature