The ability to obtain, appraise and understand health information among undergraduate nursing students in a medical university in Chongqing, China

Zou, Mao; Zhang, Yan; Zhong, Fan; Hu, Ping; Bai, Ruixue; Huang, Wenjie; Lu, Lu; Abdullah, Abu S.; Guo, Jeff J.; Sharma, Manoj; Reis, Cesar; Zhao, Yong

doi:10.1002/nop2.161

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“…Zou et al found higher scores in three HLQ domains in undergraduate students aged 20-24 years but did not examine students at the graduate level [11]. The sex of nursing students is unrelated to their HL level [10,11]. AHLS scores were higher among nursing students with a chronic condition or taking medication [10].…”

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“…In particular, nurses need new competencies, including HL, DL, and eHL, as they take on new roles and responsibilities related to digital health transformation and re-orientation of healthcare [7] and help patients navigate between allied health professionals. Consequently, over the past decade, universities and colleges worldwide have increasingly had a focus on awareness among nurses of the importance of patients' HL levels [8,9], as well as aspects of nursing students' HL levels [9][10][11] and digital competences [12][13][14], addressing these aspects as part of the curriculum [7,15].…”

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“…Currently, little is known about HL, DL and eHL levels among nursing students and how they are influenced by academic levels and sociodemographic characteristics. Studies using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) [11] and the Adult Health Literacy Scale (AHLS) [10] have demonstrated higher HL among nursing students at the graduate level, compared to the entry level. Zou et al found higher scores in three HLQ domains in undergraduate students aged 20-24 years but did not examine students at the graduate level [11].…”

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“…Studies using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) [11] and the Adult Health Literacy Scale (AHLS) [10] have demonstrated higher HL among nursing students at the graduate level, compared to the entry level. Zou et al found higher scores in three HLQ domains in undergraduate students aged 20-24 years but did not examine students at the graduate level [11]. The sex of nursing students is unrelated to their HL level [10,11].…”

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Health literacy, digital literacy and eHealth literacy in Danish nursing students at entry and graduate level: a cross sectional study

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Background: The increasing number of people living with one or more chronic conditions imposes a growing demand on healthcare providers. One way to handle this challenge is by re-orientating the way care is provided, empower people and increase their ability to manage their condition. This requires, amongst other factors, sufficient level of health literacy (HL) and digital competences among both patients and the healthcare providers, who serve them. The focus of this study is the level of HL, digital literacy (DL), and eHealth literacy (eHL) in nursing students in Denmark. The objective was to examine the level of these three literacies in entry-and graduate-level nursing students and examine sociodemographic characteristics and self-rated health (SRH) associations. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 227 students at entry-level and 139 students at graduatelevel from a nursing program. The survey consisted of the health literacy questionnaire (HLQ (nine scales)), the eHealth Literacy Assessment toolkit (eHLA (seven scales)), the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ (seven scales)), questions soliciting sociodemographic data, and a single item assessing the students' SRH. Pearson's chi-square test and the Mann-Whitney test were used to examine the differences in HL, DL, and eHL and between groups, and Kendall's tau-b test to examine correlations between SRH and HL, DL, and eHL. Results: The level of HL, DL and eHL tended to be higher among graduate-level students than in entry-level students and was satisfactory. Age, sex, country of origin, and parents' educational level and occupational background influenced students' HL levels. SRH was higher in students at the graduate level. Amongst entry-level students, SRH was positively associated to seven HLQ, four EHLA and four eHLQ, amongst graduate-level students, SRH was positively associated to seven HLQ and six eHLQ.Conclusions: Educators must be aware of how sociodemographic factors affects students' literacies and increase learning opportunities by mixing students when planning activities. Considering the higher SRH in graduate-level students, HL, DL, and eHL levels indicate that current curricula and study activities are appropriate, but there is still room for improvement.

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“…Depending on the operating temperature in the reactor, two types of reactions could be identified, that is, gas-solid reduction and gas-molten particle reduction. For example, only gas-solid reaction takes place in fluidized bed reactors [9][10][11][12] as used in the FINEX process, while both gas-solid reduction and gas-molten particle reduction occur in the smelting cyclone and the flash smelting shaft that are used in HIsarna process and suspension ironmaking process, respectively.…”

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Gas–Solid Reduction Behavior of In‐flight Fine Hematite Ore Particles by Hydrogen

Xing

Zou

Shao

et al. 2018

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The ironmaking processes that directly use the raw materials of iron ore fines have more advantages on the aspects of environmental protection and energy conservation. In this work, the gas–solid reduction behavior and kinetic mechanism of the in‐flight fine hematite particles in hydrogen atmosphere are studied with a High‐temperature Drop Tube Furnace (HDTF). The experiments are carried out at 1450–1550 K. The particle size is 53–64 µm and the reaction time is 0.65–1.93 s. With the morphological observation, it is found that the unreacted shrinking core model can describe the in‐flight reduction process of the fine hematite particles in hydrogen atmosphere. According to the analysis based on micro‐kinetics, the rate‐controlling step of the gas–solid reduction process is the solid‐state diffusion of oxygen ions through a dense product layer. This is attributed to the blocking of the tiny pores at high temperature or the generation of dense‐iron layer that nucleate and spread over the oxide. The blocking or the dense‐iron layer region prevent the reducing gas from direct contact with the reaction interface. The activation energies of the gas–solid reaction calculated by model‐fitting and model‐free approaches are 338 and 310 kJ mol−1, respectively.

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

Quansah

Ankomah

Agormedah

et al. 2022

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Background Previous research has established a strong association between COVID‐19 digital health literacy (DHL) and subjective well‐being among several populations, including students. With the growing misinformation and heightened fear of COVID‐19 among persons with an underlying medical condition, several scholars have questioned the direct relationship between DHL and well‐being. This study assessed the moderating roles of information accuracy concerns and the existence of an underlying medical condition among students. Methods Using a cross‐sectional design, a multi‐stage sampling approach was used to select 1392 students from senior high schools in Northern Ghana who completed a questionnaire containing information on DHL, information accuracy, subjective well‐being, and underlying health condition, with reported internal consistency coefficients above 0.70. The data which was processed with SPSS version 25, was analyzed using correlation (Pearson and biserial), and Hayes' PROCESS for the moderation and mediation analyses. Results A significant positive relationship was found between (a) DHL and subjective well‐being, (b) DHL and information accuracy concerns, and (c) information accuracy concerns and subjective well‐being. However, the prevalence of underlying health condition was negatively associated with information accuracy, DHL, and subjective well‐being. Information accuracy concerns and the existence of an underlying medical condition significantly regulated the relationship between DHL and subjective well‐being. Conclusions Demonstrating satisfactory levels of DHL does not necessarily result in improved subjective well‐being. However, emphasis should be placed on whether individuals attach much importance to the accuracy of information retrieved as well as having or not an underlying health condition.

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The ability to obtain, appraise and understand health information among undergraduate nursing students in a medical university in Chongqing, China

Cited by 14 publications

References 28 publications

Health literacy, digital literacy and eHealth literacy in Danish nursing students at entry and graduate level: a cross sectional study

Health literacy, digital literacy and eHealth literacy in Danish nursing students at entry and graduate level: a cross sectional study

Gas–Solid Reduction Behavior of In‐flight Fine Hematite Ore Particles by Hydrogen

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

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