Investigation of the Perceived Coronavirus Threat, E-Health Literacy, and Psychological Well-Being in Turkey

This study aims to examine the relationship between e-health literacy, psychological well-being, and perceived coronavirus disease threat in people aged 18 and over living in Turkey. Another aim of the study is to reveal whether the participants' perceptions about the threat of coronavirus dise...

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Published in:Social work in public health 2022-02, Vol.37 (2), p.122-134
Main Authors: Özkan, Okan, Özer, Özlem, Özmen, Sümeyye, Budak, Fatih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age differences
Chronic illnesses
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data collection
Disease
Drug abuse
e-health literacy
Health
Health education
Health Literacy
Humans
Marital status
Perceived coronavirus threat
psychological well-being
Residence
SARS-CoV-2
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Television viewing
Threats
Turkey
Well being
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Summary:This study aims to examine the relationship between e-health literacy, psychological well-being, and perceived coronavirus disease threat in people aged 18 and over living in Turkey. Another aim of the study is to reveal whether the participants' perceptions about the threat of coronavirus disease, e-health literacy, and psychological well-being differ according to various socio-demographic characteristics. Data was collected from 5153 people through a questionnaire created via Google Form on the Internet. The data collection process was carried out on April 22-27, 2020. According to the result of the regression analysis made in line with the data obtained; it was determined that the perceived coronavirus threat explained 4.6% of the total variance on psychological well-being and 2.7% of the total variance on e-health literacy; and finally, e-health literacy explained 18.6% of the total variance on psychological well-being. The study also revealed that the participants' scores regarding the perceived coronavirus threat show statistically significant differences depending on age, gender, marital status, education level, place of residence, income level, having a chronic disease, regular drug use, smoking use, the degree of information about the coronavirus disease and watching TV programs about the current coronavirus news. As a result of this research, it is thought that individuals should minimize their perception of coronavirus threats by increasing their e-health literacy levels, and thus, their psychological well-being levels should be increased.
ISSN:1937-1918
1937-190X
DOI:10.1080/19371918.2021.1986451