Mi Hwa Won, Sun-Hwa Shin
Mediating effects of patient safety perception and willingness to participate in patient safety on the relationship between health literacy and patient participation behavior among inpatients
Frontiers in public health
internet develops 5g technology becomes increasingly prominent internet become major source healthrelated information increasingly people use internet find healthrelated information digital health literacy set essential capabilities improve health digital era however little known factors influencing digital health literacy study aimed assess digital health literacy scores identify influencing factors among internet users china additionally study explored participants actual skills using additional set performancebased items digital health literacy instrument dhli online crosssectional study conducted august 2022 participants aged 18 years recruited complete survey data collected using chinese revised version dhli selfreported internet use questionnaire sociodemographic questionnaire conducted multivariate linear regression analyses explore relationships among sociodemographic variables behavior internet use digital health literacy scores total 702 participants completed survey mean dhli score 269 061 multivariate linear regression analyses showed age groups 3549 008 p 0033 5064 0161 p 0001 65 0138 p 0001 negatively associated dhl scores however education level including bachelors associate degree 0255 p 0002 masters degree 0256 p 0001 frequency healthrelated internet usage 0192 p 0001 number digital devices used 0129 p 0001 ohisb 0103 p 0006 showed positive relationship dhl scores study findings demonstrate age educational levels number technological devices used greater use web health information independently associated dhl scores healthcare providers consider providing training programs tailored specific sociodemographic factors improve ability find use accurate information online meet digital health services contributes enhance selfmanagement reduce health disparities