Eniko C Rak, Stephen R Hooper, Michael J Belsante, Otis Burnett, Bradley Layton, David Tauer, Bradley Mantoo, Darren DeWalt, Maria E Ferris
Caregiver word reading literacy and health outcomes among children treated in a pediatric nephrology practice
Clinical kidney journal
study explored associations digital health literacy physical activity levels assessed potential interactions longterm health conditions crosssectional survey sent 34000 inhabitants region zealand denmark survey included items physical activity levels three electronic health literacy questionnaire ehlq scales 1 4 5 associations assessed logistic regression adjusted confounders total 19231 participated survey positive associations found higher digital health literacy active 30 minweek moderatetovigorous intensity ehlq 1 124 p 0001 ehlq 4 113 p 0012 ehlq 5 125 p 0001 compliance world health organization minimum recommendations physical activity ehlq 1 133 p 0001 ehlq 4 108 p 0025 ehlq 5 132 p 0001 selfreported physical active ehlq 1 150 p 0001 ehlq 4 124 p 0001 ehlq 5 154 p 0001 even fully adjusted covariates significant interaction found longterm health conditions however individuals longterm health conditions exhibited lowest digital health literacy scores 9 19 scored 20 higher digital health literacy positively associated higher physical activity levels highlights importance screening promoting digital health literacy managing digital health digital physical activity interventions future research explore strategies targeted interventions enhance digital health literacy improve health outcomes