Al-Ruzzieh Majeda A, Al-Helih Yahia M, Al-Soud Zaid
Nursing Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
Digit Health. 2024 Oct 7;10:20552076241288380. doi: 10.1177/20552076241288380. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
The internet has become an essential part of empowering people to access health-related information. Huge amounts of health-related information are available online, but few people have the skills to assess its validity and reliability. Accordingly, the concept of ehealth literacy competencies emerged to measure the skills necessary to validate such information. As a result, the purpose of this study was to assess Jordanian people's e-health literacy, online health information utilization, and associated factors.
This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to December 2023.
Results: The study found that participants rated their e-health literacy at 28.94 out of 40, indicating a sufficient level of health literacy, and their online health information utilization at 39.62, indicating a high level of engagement with online health resources. Furthermore, it is revealed that e-health literacy is associated with gender and geographic region, whereas online health information utilization is associated only with chronic disease.
In Jordan, there is a balance between traditional and online health information use. While healthcare providers and primary health centers are the main sources of information, Jordanians show a sufficient level of e-health literacy, with females and the capital region exhibiting higher levels. Furthermore, Jordanians were more likely to use online health information. Nevertheless, it is crucial to work on improving internet platforms to enhance the quality of online health-related information.
互联网已成为助力人们获取健康相关信息的重要组成部分。网上有大量的健康相关信息，但很少有人具备评估其有效性和可靠性的技能。因此，电子健康素养能力的概念应运而生，用于衡量验证此类信息所需的技能。本研究旨在评估约旦民众的电子健康素养、在线健康信息利用情况及相关因素。
本基于人群的横断面研究于2023年3月至12月进行。
研究发现，参与者的电子健康素养评分为40分中的28.94分，表明健康素养水平充足；其在线健康信息利用评分为39.62分，表明对在线健康资源的参与度较高。此外，研究表明电子健康素养与性别和地理区域有关，而在线健康信息利用仅与慢性病有关。
在约旦，传统健康信息使用与在线健康信息使用之间保持着平衡。虽然医疗服务提供者和初级卫生中心是主要信息来源，但约旦人表现出足够的电子健康素养水平，女性和首都地区的水平更高。此外，约旦人更有可能使用在线健康信息。然而，改善互联网平台以提高在线健康相关信息的质量至关重要。
