Siqi Liu|Hongyan Zhao|Jingjing Fu|Dehui Kong|Zhu Zhong|Hong Yan|Jian Tan|Yongli Luo
Current status and influencing factors of digital health literacy among community-dwelling older adults in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study
Army Medical University|Army Medical University|Army Medical University|Army Medical University|Army Medical University|Army Medical University|Army Medical University
rapid development digital health reduced time cost medical treatment bringing efficient economical benefits however older adults world deficient digital health knowledge skills varying degrees study intends investigate current status influencing factors digital health literacy among communitydwelling older adults southwest china provide theoretical reference global digital health researches construction gerontological digital health service modelsa crosssectional survey conducted september 2020 april 2021 chongqing china 572 communitydwelling older adults 65 years surveyed stratified sampling data sociodemographic characteristics internet usage attitude towards internet health information digital health literacy collected wherein digital health literacy assessment adopted digital health literacy assessment scale communitydwelling older adults developed research group proven good internal consistency 0941 splithalf reliability 0889 testretest reliability 0941 content validity 0967 criterion validity 0938 construct validity influencing factors explored univariate analysis multiple linear regression analysisthe average score digital health literacy 3710 sd 1865 univariate analysis showed statistically significant differences comparison digital health literacy according 16 variables different age education levels multiple linear regression analysis showed education level marital status selfrated health status degree health concerns duration internet usage time spent using internet per day frequency internet usage frequency receiving guidance passively family members perceived usefulness perceived ease use perceived reliability positively correlated digital health literacy age perceived risk negatively correlated digital health literacythe overall digital health literacy communitydwelling older adults southwest china relatively low future health professionals fully consider diverse influencing factors digital health literacy assess individual differences provide targeted intervention programs meanwhile global public health authorities integrate health resources effectively seek health service models older adults line development digital age narrow digital divide