A Comprehensive Analysis of E-Health Literacy Research Focuses and Trends

Wang, Chen; Wu, Xiangyi; Qi, Huiying

doi:10.3390/healthcare10010066

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“…The KAP regarding palliative care has found to be positively correlated with eHEALS (rho = 0.189, P < 0.001). This means that nursing staff with higher eHealth literacy tend to have higher levels of KAP in palliative care, which is consistent with previous research findings [ 38 ]. People with high-level eHealth literacy are generally better at solving health problems and promoting healthy behaviors than those with low-level eHealth literacy.…”

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confidence: 92%

The relationship between eHealth literacy and palliative care knowledge, attitudes, and practice among nurses: a cross-sectional study

Yuan

Wen

et al. 2023

BMC Nurs

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Background The crucial role that nurses play in offering palliative care to patients with life-threatening diseases is widely acknowledged, but the correlation between their eHealth literacy and their knowledge, attitudes, and practice in this domain has yet to be investigated. This study is conducted to investigate the status of eHealth literacy and knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding palliative care among nurses, and to examine their relationship. Methods A cross-sectional study design was conducted among 546 nurses selected from the first-class tertiary hospitals located both inside and outside of Zhejiang Province between May 12 and May 20, 2022. The online survey of eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS) and scale of knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) regarding palliative care was performed using snowball sampling through the WeChat mini program “Questionnaire Star”. The Spearman rank correlation and binary logistic regression model were used to analyze the independent association between eHealth literacy and KAP toward palliative care. Results The median scores of eHEALS and KAP regarding palliative care were 32 (interquartile range[IQR] 29 to 38) and 82 (IQR 54 to 106) points. The results of correlation analysis showed that the KAP regarding palliative care was significantly correlated with eHEALS (rho = 0.189, P < 0.001). In addition, the results of binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the eHEALS score was independently associated with the KAP score regarding palliative care when controlling for sociodemographic factors (OR = 2.109; P < 0.001). Conclusion Nurses who worked in first-class tertiary hospitals have good levels of eHealth literacy, while the overall level of KAP regarding palliative care is moderate. Our findings highlight that the eHEALS score is independently associated with the KAP score regarding palliative care. Therefore, nursing managers should adopt multiple measures to comprehensively improve eHealth literacy among nurses, further enrich their knowledge of palliative care, promote a positive transformation of attitudes towards palliative care, and efficiently implement palliative care practice, in order to promote high-quality development of palliative care.

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The relationship between eHealth literacy and palliative care knowledge, attitudes, and practice among nurses: a cross-sectional study

Yuan

Wen

et al. 2023

BMC Nurs

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“…This coincides with the research on digital health literacy measurement tools summarized in this paper. Some scholars likewise used bibliometric methods to analyze research hotspots and trends in eHealth literacy, arguing that eHealth literacy research faces challenges such as the development of terminological connotations, the objectivity of assessment methodology, and the impact of interventions [ 27 ]. However, we extended eHealth literacy to a broader scope: digital health literacy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, there is some bibliometric research related to health literacy and eHealth literacy [ 25 - 27 ]. However, although these studies have done systematic bibliometrics, their core concepts are limited to eHealth literacy.…”

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Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis

Yang¹,

Hu²,

Qi³

2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Digital health is growing at a rapid pace, and digital health literacy has attracted increasing attention from the academic community. Objective The purposes of this study are to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis on the field of digital health literacy and to understand the research context and trends in this field. Methods Methods: A total of 1955 scientific publications were collected from the Web of Science core collection. Institutional co-operation, journal co-citation, theme bursting, keyword co-occurrence, author co-operation, author co-citation, literature co-citation, and references in the field of digital health literacy were analyzed using the VOSviewer and CiteSpace knowledge mapping tools. Results The results demonstrate that the United States has the highest number of publications and citations in this field. The University of California System was first in terms of institutional contributions. The Journal of Medical Internet Research led in the number of publications, citations, and co-citations. Research areas of highly cited articles in the field of digital health literacy mainly include the definition and scale of health literacy, health literacy and health outcomes, health literacy and the digital divide, and the influencing factors of health literacy. Conclusions We summarized research progress in the field of digital health literacy and reveal the context, trends, and trending topics of digital health literacy research through statistical analysis and network visualization. We found that digital health literacy has a significant potential to improve health outcomes, bridge the digital divide, and reduce health inequalities. Our work can serve as a fundamental reference and directional guide for future research in this field.

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“…Moreover, students appear to have better knowledge about CKD. This could be justified by higher digital literacy among this subpopulation and the wider access they have to medical information [ 41 , 42 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Chronic kidney disease awareness among the general population: tool validation and knowledge assessment in a developing country

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Introduction Good knowledge and early identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can help in preventing disease progression in its early stages and reducing undesired outcomes. The aim of the current study was to assess the level of public knowledge about CKD, determine predictors of better knowledge, and to construct and validate a CKD knowledge scale for public health assessment and research use. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using an electronic self-administered questionnaire. All people living in Lebanon and being 18 years of age and above were considered eligible for recruitment. CKD knowledge was assessed by a 37-item scale that was constructed by principal component analysis and then validated. The score of the CKD knowledge scale was computed from the extracted factors. A multivariable binomial logistic regression model evaluated the sociodemographic and clinical predictors of the knowledge score. Results A total of 1308 participants were included. The scale items converged over 9 factors with Eigenvalue greater than 1 and explaining 53.26% of the total variance, and the total scale had a high Cronbach’s alpha of 0.804. All items of the scale significantly correlated with the full scale with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.082 to 0.558. The ROC curve analysis determined an optimal cutoff point of better knowledge at 47.5 with 70.6% sensitivity and 44.2% specificity. The CKD knowledge score had a median of 51.00 (IQR 47.00–55.00). Higher knowledge score was significantly associated with old age (ORa = 1.018, 95% CI 1.006–1.030, P = 0.003),, occupation (ORa = 3.919, 95% CI 2.107–7.288, P < 0.001), and recent renal function assessment (ORa = 2.314, 95% CI 1.532–3.495, P < 0.001). However, a lower knowledge score was significantly associated with lower level of education (ORa = 0.462, 95% CI 0.327–0.653, P < 0.001). Conclusion A reliable tool to assess public knowledge and awareness about CKD was developed and validated. The overall knowledge was good, however, important gaps in CKD awareness were detected in some areas and subpopulations. Therefore, public health stakeholders need to implement targeted CKD educational activities to minimize the disease burden.

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A Comprehensive Analysis of E-Health Literacy Research Focuses and Trends

Cited by 43 publications

References 87 publications

The relationship between eHealth literacy and palliative care knowledge, attitudes, and practice among nurses: a cross-sectional study

The relationship between eHealth literacy and palliative care knowledge, attitudes, and practice among nurses: a cross-sectional study

Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis

Chronic kidney disease awareness among the general population: tool validation and knowledge assessment in a developing country

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