Crook Steven, Rosenbluth Glenn, Glidden David V, Fernandez Alicia, Lee Chuan-Mei, Avina Lizette, Magana Leslie, Washington Kiana, Bardach Naomi S
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States.
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Mar 1;32(3):572-578. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocae305.
We sought to assess whether race, ethnicity, and preferred language were associated with digital health literacy in pediatric caregivers.
We used linear regression to measure associations between 3 eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ) domains (score range: 1-4) and demographic characteristics.
Non-Latinx White respondents (n = 230) had highest adjusted mean eHLQ scores: 3.44 (95% confidence interval: 3.36-3.52) in "Ability to engage," 3.39 (3.31 to 3.47) in "Feel safe and in control," and 3.34 (3.25 to 3.41) in "Motivated." By contrast, Spanish-preferring Latinx respondents (n = 246) had lower adjusted mean scores across all 3 eHLQ domains: 2.97 (P < .0001), 3.21 (P = .004), and 3.19 (P = .033), respectively.
Our study contributes insights in variations across ethnoracial and language preference groups by different eHLQ domains, with implications for addressing digital health inequities.
Digital health literacy was lower in Spanish-preferring Latinx pediatric caregivers compared to non-Latinx White caregivers across 3 eHLQ domains. It was lower than English-preferring Latinx caregivers in "Ability."
我们试图评估种族、族裔和偏好语言是否与儿科护理人员的数字健康素养相关。
我们使用线性回归来衡量3个电子健康素养问卷（eHLQ）领域（得分范围：1 - 4）与人口统计学特征之间的关联。
非拉丁裔白人受访者（n = 230）在调整后的eHLQ平均得分最高：“参与能力”领域为3.44（95%置信区间：3.36 - 3.52），“感到安全和掌控”领域为3.39（3.31至3.47），“有动力”领域为3.34（3.25至3.41）。相比之下，偏好西班牙语的拉丁裔受访者（n = 246）在所有3个eHLQ领域的调整后平均得分较低：分别为2.97（P <.0001）、3.21（P =.004）和3.19（P =.033）。
我们的研究揭示了不同种族和语言偏好群体在不同eHLQ领域的差异，对解决数字健康不平等问题具有启示意义。
在3个eHLQ领域中，偏好西班牙语的拉丁裔儿科护理人员的数字健康素养低于非拉丁裔白人护理人员。在“能力”方面低于偏好英语的拉丁裔护理人员。
