School of Nursing, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-232 Coimbra, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 2;17(23):8987. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238987.
We aim to evaluate the associations between digital health literacy (DHL) related to COVID-19 and online information-seeking behavior among university students.
A total of 3.084 students (75.7% women), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5) participated in this cross-sectional study, most of whom (36.5%) were from social sciences and pursued a bachelor's degree (50.7%). Data on COVID-19-related DHL and online information-seeking behavior were collected using an online questionnaire. Logistic regression models were performed.
As the pandemic progressed, participants showed a lower chance of achieving a sufficient DHL (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.6; 0.9). Using search engines more often (e.g., Google) (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.5; 0.9), Wikipedia (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.6; 0.9) and social media (e.g., Facebook) (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.6; 0.9) decreased the likelihood of achieving sufficient DHL related to COVID-19. More frequent use of websites of public bodies (OR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.1; 2.5) increased the odds of reporting sufficient DHL.
DHL is associated with university students' online information-seeking behavior in the time of COVID-19. From a community and public health perspective, programs aiming at improving DHL should be highlighted.
本研究旨在评估与 COVID-19 相关的数字健康素养（DHL）与大学生在线信息搜索行为之间的关联。
共有 3084 名学生（75.7%为女性）参与了这项横断面研究，平均年龄为 24.2（SD=7.5），其中大部分（36.5%）来自社会科学专业，攻读学士学位（50.7%）。使用在线问卷收集与 COVID-19 相关的 DHL 和在线信息搜索行为数据。使用逻辑回归模型进行分析。
随着大流行的进展，参与者获得足够 DHL 的机会降低（OR=0.7；95%CI=0.6；0.9）。更频繁地使用搜索引擎（例如 Google）（OR=0.7；95%CI=0.5；0.9）、维基百科（OR=0.7；95%CI=0.6；0.9）和社交媒体（例如 Facebook）（OR=0.7；95%CI=0.6；0.9）降低了获得 COVID-19 相关足够 DHL 的可能性。更频繁地使用公共机构网站（OR=1.7；95%CI=1.1；2.5）增加了报告足够 DHL 的几率。
DHL 与大学生在 COVID-19 期间的在线信息搜索行为相关。从社区和公共卫生的角度来看，应该强调旨在提高 DHL 的计划。
