Michael Stellefson|Bruce Hanik|Beth H. Chaney|Don Chaney|Bethany Tennant|Enmanuel A. Chavarria
eHealth Literacy Among College Students: A Systematic Review With Implications for eHealth Education
University of Florida Health|Texas A&M University|University of Florida Health|University of Florida Health|University of Florida Health|University of Florida Health
ehealth literacy refers ability individuals seek find understand appraise health information electronic resources apply knowledge addressing solving health problem current generation college students access multitude health information internet access alone ensure students skilled conducting internet searches health information ensuring college students knowledge skills necessary conduct advanced ehealth searches important responsibility particularly medical education community unclear college students especially medical health professions need customized ehealth literacy training finding interpreting evaluating health medicalrelated information available internetthe objective review summarize critically evaluate evidence existing research ehealth literacy levels among college students ages 17 26 years attending various 4year colleges universities located around worldwe conducted systematic literature review numerous scholarly databases using various combinations relevant search terms boolean operators records screened assessed inclusion review based preestablished criteria findings study met inclusion criteria synthesized summarized emergent themesin final review analyzed 6 peerreviewed articles 1 doctoral dissertation satisfied inclusion criteria number participants reviewed study varied widely 34 5030 representativeness results smaller studies questionable studies measured knowledge andor behaviors related college student ability locate use evaluate ehealth information studies indicated many college students lack ehealth literacy skills suggesting significant room improvement college students ability obtain evaluate ehealth informationalthough college students highly connected feel comfortable using internet find health information ehealth literacy skills generally sub par college students especially health medical professions would well served receive customized collegelevel instruction improves general ehealth literacy