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'''Digital Health Literacy (DHL) or e-Health Literacy''' refers to the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand and use information and services from electronic sources in order to make health decisions and take appropriate actions. <ref>Norman C., Skinner H. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16867972/ eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World.] J Med Internet Res. 2006 Jun 16;8(2):e9. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8.2.e9. </ref> | |||
DHL seems to relate to Health Literacy (HL), the ability to deal with information in a manner that promotes health decisions. Del Giudice et al. <ref>Del Giudice P., Bravo G., Poletto M., De Odorico A., Conte A., Brunelli L., Arnoldo L., Brusaferro S. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30381283/ Correlation Between eHealth Literacy and Health Literacy Using the eHealth Literacy Scale and Real-Life Experiences in the Health Sector as a Proxy Measure of Functional Health Literacy: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.] J Med Internet Res. 2018 Oct 31;20(10):e281. </ref> suggest that studying or working in the health field leads to a higher functional health literacy level and this correlates to a greater DHL score. However, research has indicated that DHL and HL should not be used interchangeably. <ref name=":0">Monkman H., Kushniruk A., Barnett J., Borycki E., Greiner L., Sheets D. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29295077/ Are Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy the Same or Different?] Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;245:178-182. </ref> One possible reason for this may be the fact that the skills required for these two constructs are different and unique. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
Accessibility: those who would benefit from digital health solutions do not use it. Possible reasons: | - Accessibility: those who would benefit from digital health solutions do not use it. Possible reasons: | ||
- Digital literacy issues | - Digital literacy issues | ||
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Digital Health Literacy[edit | edit source]
Digital Health Literacy (DHL) or e-Health Literacy refers to the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand and use information and services from electronic sources in order to make health decisions and take appropriate actions. [1]
DHL seems to relate to Health Literacy (HL), the ability to deal with information in a manner that promotes health decisions. Del Giudice et al. [2] suggest that studying or working in the health field leads to a higher functional health literacy level and this correlates to a greater DHL score. However, research has indicated that DHL and HL should not be used interchangeably. [3] One possible reason for this may be the fact that the skills required for these two constructs are different and unique. [3]
- Accessibility: those who would benefit from digital health solutions do not use it. Possible reasons:
- Digital literacy issues
- Security
- Practical issues
- Human connection
- Awarness
- ↑ Norman C., Skinner H. eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World. J Med Internet Res. 2006 Jun 16;8(2):e9. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8.2.e9.
- ↑ Del Giudice P., Bravo G., Poletto M., De Odorico A., Conte A., Brunelli L., Arnoldo L., Brusaferro S. Correlation Between eHealth Literacy and Health Literacy Using the eHealth Literacy Scale and Real-Life Experiences in the Health Sector as a Proxy Measure of Functional Health Literacy: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Oct 31;20(10):e281.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Monkman H., Kushniruk A., Barnett J., Borycki E., Greiner L., Sheets D. Are Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy the Same or Different? Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;245:178-182.
