Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-055 Porto, Portugal.
Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Feb 27;21(3):271. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030271.
The main objective of the present study was to assess e-health literacy in a sample of Portuguese university students and its association with the level of knowledge and seeking for COVID-19-related information.
This cross-sectional online study was conducted on Portuguese university students. All students completed a questionnaire consisting of demographic characteristics, e-health Literacy Scale (eHEALS), and a questionnaire about knowledge, attitude, and health online information seeking.
A total of 534 students (76.8% women), with a mean age of 24.3 years old (SD = 7.8), participated in this cross-sectional study, 53.0% of students were from non-health sciences. The mean score of eHEALS literacy was 28.8 (SD = 5.6). Most students (71.1%) classified the Internet as a useful, or very useful, tool in helping them make health related decisions. The use of the Internet as a tool to research health information for a period of two or more hours (OR = 1.9; CI 95% = 1.2; 3.4), to search online for health information on professional websites (OR = 2.3; CI 95% = 1.4; 3.6), to search in official media (OR = 2.3; CI 95% = 1.4; 3.9), and to study in the field of health sciences (OR = 1.6; CI 95% = 1.1; 2.6) increased the likelihood of having sufficient e-health literacy.
From a public health perspective, there is a need to develop programs that increase health literacy among university students.
本研究的主要目的是评估葡萄牙大学生群体的电子健康素养水平及其与新冠病毒相关信息知识水平和获取意愿的关系。
本横断面在线研究纳入了葡萄牙大学生。所有学生均完成了一份调查问卷，其中包括人口统计学特征、电子健康素养量表（eHEALS）以及关于知识、态度和在线健康信息寻求的问卷。
共有 534 名（76.8%为女性）年龄 24.3 岁（SD = 7.8）的学生参与了本横断面研究，其中 53.0%的学生来自非健康科学专业。eHEALS 量表的平均得分为 28.8（SD = 5.6）。大多数学生（71.1%）认为互联网是帮助他们做出健康相关决策的有用或非常有用的工具。将互联网用作研究健康信息的工具，使用时长为 2 小时或更长时间（OR = 1.9；95%CI = 1.2；3.4）、在专业网站上搜索健康信息（OR = 2.3；95%CI = 1.4；3.6）、在官方媒体上搜索（OR = 2.3；95%CI = 1.4；3.9）以及在健康科学领域学习（OR = 1.6；95%CI = 1.1；2.6）会增加学生具备足够电子健康素养的可能性。
从公共卫生的角度来看，需要制定增加大学生健康素养的项目。
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