Factors Influencing eHealth Literacy of Middle School Students in Korea: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Park, Bu Kyung

doi:10.4258/hir.2019.25.3.221

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“…This suggests that, although middle school students in South Korea are in an environment with easy access to online eHealth information due to the high penetration rate of the Internet, they lack the ability for critical assessment and application of the acquired health information. In fact, previous studies also showed that adolescents are able to access abundant health information on the Internet while lacking the capacity to find and distinguish reliable information [27,32], which supports our findings.…”

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eHealth Literacy, Awareness of Pandemic Infectious Diseases, and Healthy Lifestyle in Middle School Students

2021

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis worldwide. This pandemic has led to the spread of online misinformation, closure of schools, postponement of re-opening of schools, and restrictions on healthy outdoor activities. These, in turn, have caused a disruption in the daily life of middle school students. This study aimed to identify the relationships between eHealth literacy, awareness of pandemic infectious diseases, and healthy lifestyle in middle school students. For this purpose, we conducted a descriptive, correlational study in two cities in the capital of South Korea. A total of 138 middle school students completed self-reported questionnaires about eHealth literacy, awareness of pandemic infectious diseases, and healthy lifestyle. Middle school students displayed moderate levels of eHealth literacy (3.72 ± 0.97), awareness of pandemic infectious diseases (3.33 ± 0.92), and healthy lifestyle (2.98 ± 0.72). Positive correlations were found between eHealth literacy and awareness of pandemic infectious diseases (r = 0.44, p < 0.001), between eHealth literacy and healthy lifestyle (r = 0.52, p < 0.001), and between awareness of pandemic infectious diseases and healthy lifestyle (r = 0.38, p < 0.001). These findings suggest that eHealth literacy may be an important aspect of increasing the awareness about pandemic infectious diseases and forming healthy lifestyle habits in Korean middle school students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2021

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“…The researcher used a descriptive, cross-sectional design to analyze data collected from January to March, 2017 as part of research on middle-school students' health [19]. Participants were recruited from two middle schools in Seoul metropolitan area using convenience sampling.…”

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The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Associated Factors in Middle-school Students: A Cross-sectional Study

Park¹

2020

Child Health Nurs Res

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current level of sleep quality among Korean middle-school students using the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and to analyze the factors influencing sleep quality.Methods: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design and a self-report questionnaire. The participants were 744 middle-school students. The questionnaire included the PSQI and health-related questions, such as the types of diseases they had been diagnosed with and the frequency of hospital admissions. The data were analyzed using the independent t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and linear multiple regression.Results: The global PSQI score was 4.21, which indicated good sleep quality. The major factors that were associated with the sleep quality of middle-school students were the number of diseases they had been diagnosed with (β=.54, <i>p</i>=.001) and atopic dermatitis (β=.32, <i>p</i>=.001). In addition, asthma and the frequency of hospital admissions were significant factors influencing each component of the PSQI.Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that sleep quality was associated with several health-related factors. Thus, nurses, school nurses, and nursing researchers may need to assess the health-related factors associated with adolescents’ sleep quality as part of efforts to improve their sleep quality.

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“…In addition, in the study by Camiling (2019) performed with 274 high school students in the Philippines, the e‐health literacy level (at 32.45, SD 4.05) was slightly higher. However, in the studies by Hove, Paek, and Isaacson (2011) of 182 secondary school students in America and by Park (2019) of 799 secondary school students in Korea, e‐health literacy levels were lower. These results indicate that e‐health literacy levels increase with age and as education grade increases.…”

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“…These results indicate that e‐health literacy levels increase with age and as education grade increases. Although there is no solid evidence on the relationship between the age and education level of adults and their e‐health literacy level in the literature (Norman & Skinner, 2006a; Park, 2019), increasing age and education in adolescents appear to affect e‐health literacy levels positively.…”

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“…As a result of the broad access to the internet and mobile devices, most of the population can access the internet to search for health‐related information, and thus, health literacy through the internet has become more important (Norman, 2012; Park, 2019). Electronic health (e‐health) offers many electronic tools by which individuals can search for their personal healthcare information easily.…”

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Association of electronic health literacy with health‐promoting behaviours in adolescents

Aslan

Kartal

Turan

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Int J of Nursing Practice

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Aim This study aimed to determine the electronic health (e‐health) literacy level of high school students and its relationship with their health‐promoting behaviours. Methods This was a cross‐sectional study conducted between April and May 2018. The study sample consisted of 409 students, who were aged between 14 and 19 years old, in three high schools located in the city centre of Denizli. Multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the predictive variables for six dimensions of health‐promoting behaviours. Results In this study, the mean (SD) e‐health literacy score of 27.89 (6.19) was slightly above moderate level. e‐Health literacy was found to significantly predict all six dimensions of health‐promoting behaviours positively, that is, e‐health literacy was determined to predict the dimensions of nutritional behaviours (β = 0.64, P < 0.001), life appreciation (β = 0.55, P < 0.001), social support (β = 0.72, P < 0.001), exercise (β = 0.36, P < 0.001), stress management (β = −0.22, P < 0.001) and health responsibility (β = 0.68, P < 0.001). Conclusion With e‐health literacy significantly predictive of health‐promoting behaviours, nurses are recommended to consider the e‐health literacy levels of adolescents in the health‐promoting programs they design.

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Factors Influencing eHealth Literacy of Middle School Students in Korea: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

eHealth Literacy, Awareness of Pandemic Infectious Diseases, and Healthy Lifestyle in Middle School Students

eHealth Literacy, Awareness of Pandemic Infectious Diseases, and Healthy Lifestyle in Middle School Students

The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Associated Factors in Middle-school Students: A Cross-sectional Study

Association of electronic health literacy with health‐promoting behaviours in adolescents

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