Kim Sun-Hee, Son Youn-Jung
Author Affiliations: College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul (Ms Kim); and Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea (Prof Son).
Comput Inform Nurs. 2017 Feb;35(2):84-90. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000255.
The Internet is a useful and accessible source for health-related information for modern healthcare consumers. Individuals with adequate eHealth literacy have an incentive to use the Internet to access health-related information, and they consider themselves capable of using Web-based knowledge for health. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the relationship between eHealth literacy and health behaviors. A total of 230 adults aged 18 to 39 years and residing in South Korea participated in the study. The mean (SD) score for eHealth literacy was 25.52 (4.35) of a total possible score of 40. The main source of health information was the Internet. Using hierarchical linear regression, the results showed that eHealth literacy was the strongest predictor of health behaviors after adjusting for general characteristics. These findings indicate that eHealth literacy can be an important factor in promoting individual health behaviors. Further research on eHealth literacy and actual health behaviors including intention and self-reported health behaviors are required to explain the impact of eHealth literacy on overall health status.
对于现代医疗消费者而言，互联网是获取健康相关信息的一个有用且便捷的来源。具备足够电子健康素养的个体有动力利用互联网获取健康相关信息，并且他们认为自己有能力运用基于网络的知识促进健康。这项横断面研究旨在描述电子健康素养与健康行为之间的关系。共有230名年龄在18至39岁之间、居住在韩国的成年人参与了该研究。电子健康素养的平均（标准差）得分为25.52（4.35），满分是40分。健康信息的主要来源是互联网。使用分层线性回归分析，结果显示在对一般特征进行调整后，电子健康素养是健康行为的最强预测因素。这些发现表明，电子健康素养可能是促进个体健康行为的一个重要因素。需要进一步研究电子健康素养与包括意图和自我报告的健康行为在内的实际健康行为之间的关系，以解释电子健康素养对整体健康状况的影响。
