Parimala Raghavendra, Claire Hutchinson, Emma Grace, Denise Wood, Lareen Newman
"I like talking to people on the computer": Outcomes of a home-based intervention to develop social media skills in youth with disabilities living in rural communities
Research in developmental disabilities
ehealth literacy scale eheals widely used instrument measuring ehealth literacy ehl however little known far whether instrument valid assessment ehl persons affected postcovid19 condition particularly important people postcovid19 condition frequently affected false information internet objective study evaluate validity reliability german revised ehealth literacy scale greheals individuals postcovid19 condition crosssectional study conducted january may 2022 selfassessment survey consisted greheals health status internet userelated variables sociodemographic data postcovid19related medical data confirmatory factor analysis cfa correlational analyses tests measurement invariance deployed total 330 participants included statistical analyses cfa revealed 2factor model reached excellent model fit comparative fit index100 tuckerlewis index099 root mean square error approximation0036 standardized root mean square residual0038 convergent validity confirmed significant positive correlations ehl knowledge internetbased health promotion programs experience using programs duration private internet use addition significantly negative relationship ehl internet anxiety supported convergent validity significant relationships ehl mental health status internal health locus control confirmed criterion validity instrument however relationships ehl physical health status quality life could confirmed 2factor model fully measurement invariant regarding gender regarding age educational level partial measurement invariance confirmed subscales well overall greheals reached goodtoexcellent reliability cronbach 86 greheals reliable largely valid instrument assessing ehl individuals postcovid19 condition measurement invariance regarding gender fully confirmed allows interpretation group differences regarding age educational level group differences interpreted caution given high likelihood individuals postcovid19 condition confronted misinformation internet ehl core competency highly relevant context research clinical practice therefore future research also explore alternative instruments capture ehl overcome shortcomings validity greheals