COVID‐digital health literacy and subjective well‐being of students in Ghana: Mediation‐moderation analyses

Quansah, Frank; Ankomah, Francis; Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi; Abieraba, Richard Samuel Kwadwo; Srem‐Sai, Medina; Hagan, John Elvis; Okan, Orkan; Dadaczynski, Kevin; Schack, Thomas

doi:10.1002/hsr2.916

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“…However, in another study conducted on young adults (20 to 40 years of age) in Slovenia ( 22 ) the reported prevalence was lower, namely 26% at baseline and 23% at three-month follow-up. Our study revealed that male, older students, those with higher perceived subjective social status, and students without a chronic health condition were more likely to have good psychological well-being, which is in line with the findings of other studies ( 16 , 18 , 40 ). However, some authors did not find age, gender or education level to be important predictors of well-being ( 15 ).…”

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“…Our study revealed that male, older students, those with higher perceived subjective social status, and students without a chronic health condition were more likely to have good psychological well-being, which is in line with the findings of other studies (16,18,40). However, some authors did not find age, gender or education level to be important predictors of well-being (15).…”

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Psychological Well-Being and Resilience of Slovenian Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Košir

Roškar

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Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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Introduction Students’ mental health is recognised as an important public health issue, and the strict measures and many changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated this. The aims of the study were thus to explore psychological well-being among university students in Slovenia during the beginning of the second lockdown, and to assess associations among their psychological well-being, demographic characteristics, presence of a chronic health condition, and resilience. Methods The Slovenian online cross-sectional survey was performed as part of a large-scale international survey led by the COVID-HL Consortium, between the 2nd and 23rd November 2020. The study was carried out on a sample of 3,468 university students (70% female) in Slovenia, aged between 18 to 40 (M=22/SD=3). In addition to sociodemographic data and that on the presence of a chronic health condition, data on subjective social status (SSS), psychological well-being (WHO-5) and resilience (CD-RISC 10) was also gathered. Results In our study 52% of university students reported good psychological well-being. Hierarchical binary logistic regression revealed that male, older students, those with higher perceived subjective social status, students without a chronic health condition, and those with higher score on resilience were more likely to have good psychological well-being. Resilience was the strongest predictor of psychological well-being in our study. Conclusions Systematic preventive approaches/interventions in the field of mental health should be implemented among students in Slovenia. In this context it is important to develop and deliver programmes for enhancing resilience, which is an important protective factor in times of mental distress.

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Psychological Well-Being and Resilience of Slovenian Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Košir

Roškar

et al. 2023

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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“…Digital health literacy in the general population often determines the acceptability and adaptability of digital health solutions in a given country and this has been witnessed in the era of COVID-19. Low levels of digital health literacy were found to have a significant association with an individual's COVID-19 precautionary practices, information accuracy, vaccine hesitancy, and subjective wellbeing (30)(31)(32)(33)(34). The lack of qualified and skilled professionals in digital health is one of the main barriers to digital health applications, especially in resource-constrained settings (35).…”

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Digital health in the era of COVID-19: Reshaping the next generation of healthcare

Getachew

Adebeta

Muzazu

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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COVID-19 is one of the most deadly diseases to have stricken us in recent decades. In the fight against this disease, governments and stakeholders require all the assistance they can get from various systems, including digital health interventions. Digital health technologies are supporting the tracking of the COVID-19 outbreak, diagnosing patients, expediting the process of finding potential medicines and vaccines, and disinfecting the environment, The establishment of electronic medical and health records, computerized clinical decision support systems, telemedicine, and mobile health have shown the potential to strengthen the healthcare system. Recently, these technologies have aided the health sector in a variety of ways, including prevention, early diagnosis, treatment adherence, medication safety, care coordination, documentation, data management, outbreak tracking, and pandemic surveillance. On the other hand, implementation of such technologies has questions of cost, compatibility with existing systems, disruption in patient-provider interactions, and sustainability, calling for more evidence on clinical utility and economic evaluations to help shape the next generation of healthcare. This paper argues how digital health interventions assist in the fight against COVID-19 and their opportunities, implications, and limitations.

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“…DHL is considered an important determinant of promoting mental health, positive health behaviors and knowledge, and subjective well‐being among the general public including in‐school adolescents (Quansah, Ankomah, Agormedah, et al, 2022; Shih et al, 2021; Stewart et al, 2014). In Vietnam, for example, it was found that higher DHL was associated with less anxiety and protecting students from fear and depression during the COVID‐19 epidemic (Nguyen, Do, et al, 2020; Nguyen, Nguyen, et al, 2020).…”

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Gender digital health literacy gap across age: A moderated moderation effect on depression among in‐school adolescents in Ghana during COVID‐19

Hagan

Quansah

Frimpong

et al. 2023

Psychology in the Schools

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The COVID‐19 pandemic amplified the need for digital health literacy aimed at reducing the psychological distress levels of people, including in‐school adolescents. Available evidence suggests the presence of a gender health literacy gap among adolescents in schools in Ghana and beyond. Previous literature has established the role of age in digital health literacy levels. What is unknown is how gender and age interact with digital health literacy levels to influence the levels of depression. This research assessed how gender digital health literacy gap across different age groups relates to the depression levels of adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted using 942 students from secondary schools in Ghana who were sampled using the stratified sampling technique. Study participants completed the digital health literacy scale and World Health Organization (WHO‐5) well‐being index. Results from the two‐way analysis of variance revealed a nonsignificant interaction between age and gender on digital health literacy, with significant main effects for gender and age. Further analysis from the moderated moderation analysis revealed that gender and age interact to moderate the relationship between digital health literacy and depression. The findings of this research stress the need for gender‐age‐specific intervention programs on digital health literacy to moderate depression levels during pandemics and other stressful situations.

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COVID‐digital health literacy and subjective well‐being of students in Ghana: Mediation‐moderation analyses

Cited by 11 publications

References 47 publications

Psychological Well-Being and Resilience of Slovenian Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychological Well-Being and Resilience of Slovenian Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Digital health in the era of COVID-19: Reshaping the next generation of healthcare

Gender digital health literacy gap across age: A moderated moderation effect on depression among in‐school adolescents in Ghana during COVID‐19

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