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E-health literacy and associated factors among Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: age-group differences
- Title
- E-health literacy and associated factors among Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: age-group differences
- Authors
- Park; So-Young; Chung; Soondool
- Ewha Authors
- 정순둘; 박소영
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 정순둘; 박소영
- Issue Date
- 2023
- Journal Title
- Health Promotion International
- ISSN
- 0957-4824
- Citation
- Health Promotion International vol. 38, no. 5
- Keywords
- e-health literacy; health information; Korean adults; psychological status; social relationships
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Indexed
- SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to compare the mean scores of e-health literacy, health information, social relationships, and psychological status between younger, middle-aged, and older Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the factors associated with e-health literacy as well as the moderating effect of age on the association between health information factors and e-health literacy. We used a cross-sectional survey of 2400 Korean adults aged 20 years or older residing in Seoul. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, chi-square test, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Findings demonstrated an age-group difference in the mean score of e-health literacy with the older group having lower e-health literacy than the other groups. Health information, social support, and COVID-19-related anxiety were associated with e-health literacy and a moderating effect of age on the association between sources of health information and e-health literacy was also identified among the three age subgroups. This study emphasizes the importance of identifying e-health-related risk factors leading to health disparities between age groups. © 2023 The Author(s).
- DOI
- 10.1093/heapro/daad099
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- 사회과학대학 > 사회복지학전공 > Journal papers
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