Digital Health Literacy Related to Covid-19
Validation and Implementation of a Questionnaire in Hispanic University Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15490502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María F Rivadeneira (0000-0002-7525-1600, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, corresponding author), María J Miranda-Velasco (Universidad de Extremadura), Hiram Arroyo (Puerto Rico Department of Health), Hiram V Arroyo (School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 365067, Puerto Rico), José D Caicedo-Gallardo (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador), Carmen Salvador Pinos (0000-0002-5011-6031, Central University of Ecuador), Carmen Salvador-Pinos (Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito 6120, Ecuador) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 4092-4092 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19074092 |
| PMID | 35409778 |
| OpenAlex | W4220721787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 41 |
Digital health literacy influences decision-making in health. There are no validated instruments to evaluate the digital literacy about COVID-19 in Spanish-speaking countries. This study aimed to validate the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI) about COVID-19 adapted to Spanish (COVID-DHLI-Spanish) in university students and to describe its most important results. A cross-sectional study was developed with 2318 university students from Spain, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador. Internal consistency was measured with Cronbach’s alpha and principal component analysis. Construct validity was analyzed using Spearman’s correlations and the Kruskal−Wallis test. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was good for the global scale (Cronbach’s alpha 0.69, 95% CI 0.67) as well as for its dimensions. A total of 51.1% (n = 946) of students had sufficient digital literacy, 40.1% (n = 742) had problematic digital literacy, and 8.8% (n = 162) had inadequate digital literacy. The DHLI was directly and significantly correlated with age, subjective social perception, sense of coherence, and well-being (p < 0.001). The average digital literacy was higher in men than in women, in students older than 22 years, and in those with greater satisfaction with online information (p < 0.001). The COVID-DHLI-Spanish is useful for measuring the digital literacy about COVID-19 in Spanish-speaking countries. This study suggests gaps by gender and socioeconomic perception
Construct validity · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cronbach's alpha · Digital health · Digital Literacy · Environmental health · Health care · Health literacy · Internal consistency · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Psychometrics · Socioeconomic status · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |