eHealth Literacy and General Interest in Using Online Health Information: A Survey Among Patients with Dental Diseases

The aim of the study is to explore the eHealth literacy and general interest in using eHealth information among patients with dental diseases. A total of 171 patients with dental diseases completed the survey including the eHEALS. The effect of participants' age, gender and education on eHealth...

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Published in:Online journal of public health informatics 2018-12, Vol.10 (3), p.e219-e219
Main Authors: Valizadeh-Haghi, Saeideh, Rahmatizadeh, Shahabedin
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Language:English
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Summary:The aim of the study is to explore the eHealth literacy and general interest in using eHealth information among patients with dental diseases. A total of 171 patients with dental diseases completed the survey including the eHEALS. The effect of participants' age, gender and education on eHealth literacy was assessed. Spearman's correlation coefficient was also used to assess the correlation between the importance of access to health information and the usefulness of the internet for decision-making. The mean score of eHealth literacy in the participants was 30.55 (SD=4.069). The participants' age has significant effect on eHealth literacy level (t=3.573, P-value=0.002). Moreover, there was a significant correlation between the total score of eHealth literacy and the importance of access to eHealth information (r=0.33, n=171, P
ISSN:1947-2579
1947-2579
DOI:10.5210/ojphi.v10i3.9487