Mark Makowsky|Shahnaz Davachi|Charlotte Jones
eHealth Literacy in a Sample of South Asian Adults in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Subanalysis of a 2014 Community-Based Survey
University of Alberta|Alberta Health Services|Okanagan University College|University of British Columbia
background digital health interventions efficient flexible methods enhancing prevention management cardiovascular disease type 2 diabetes however little known characteristics associated ehealth literacy canadian south asian population objective aim study describe perceived ehealth literacy explore extent associated sociodemographic health status technology use variables subset south asian canadians methods analyzed data epatient project survey mixedmode crosssectional survey occurred 2014 ehealth literacy scale eheals used measure ehealth literacy convenience sample 511 english punjabispeaking south asian adults recruited community pharmacy family physician office community events edmonton alberta multivariable quantile regression used explore variables associated ehealth literacy results analysis restricted 301 internet users mean age 399 sd 148 years 166301 551 female provided responses 8 eheals questions complete demographic information mean overall eheals score 293 sd 68 40 714 215301 agreed least 5 8 eheals items eheals item lowest level agreement tell highquality health resources lowquality health resources internet 182301 605 although statistically significant differences eheals scores according age educational achievement language preference presence chronic medical conditions multivariable regression analysis indicated language preference variable independently associated ehealth literacy coefficient 60 95 ci 961 239 conclusions sample south asian canadian internet users preference written health information languages english associated lower ehealth literacy opportunities exist improve ehealth literacy using culturally linguistically tailored interventions