Relationships Between eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors in Korean Adults
Relationships Between eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors in Korean Adults
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DOI：
10.1097/cin.0000000000000255
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发表时间：
2017-02-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Son, Youn-Jung
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作者：
Kim, Sun-Hee;Son, Youn-Jung
互联网是现代医疗保健消费者获取健康相关信息的有用和可访问的来源。具有足够的电子保健知识的个人有使用互联网获取健康相关信息的动机，他们认为自己有能力使用基于网络的健康知识。本研究旨在探讨电子健康素养与健康行为之间的关系。共有230名年龄在18至39岁之间的韩国成年人参加了这项研究。电子健康素养的平均（SD）得分为25.52（4.35），总分为40。卫生信息的主要来源是互联网。使用分层线性回归，结果表明，电子健康素养是调整后的一般特征的健康行为最强的预测。这些研究结果表明，电子健康素养可以是促进个人健康行为的一个重要因素。需要进一步研究电子健康素养和实际的健康行为，包括意图和自我报告的健康行为，以解释电子健康素养对整体健康状况的影响。
The Internet is a useful and accessible source for healthrelated information for modern healthcare consumers. Individuals with adequate eHealth literacy have an incentive to use the Internet to access health-related information, and they consider themselves capable of using Web-based knowledge for health. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the relationship between eHealth literacy and health behaviors. A total of 230 adults aged 18 to 39 years and residing in South Korea participated in the study. The mean (SD) score for eHealth literacy was 25.52 (4.35) of a total possible score of 40. The main source of health information was the Internet. Using hierarchical linear regression, the results showed that eHealth literacy was the strongest predictor of health behaviors after adjusting for general characteristics. These findings indicate that eHealth literacy can be an important factor in promoting individual health behaviors. Further research on eHealth literacy and actual health behaviors including intention and self-reported health behaviors are required to explain the impact of eHealth literacy on overall health status.