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Associations between COVID-19-Related Digital Health Literacy and Online Information-Seeking Behavior among Portuguese University Students.
Rosário, Rafaela; Martins, Maria R O; Augusto, Cláudia; Silva, Maria José; Martins, Silvana; Duarte, Ana; Fronteira, Inês; Ramos, Neida; Okan, Orkan; Dadaczynski, Kevin.
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  • Rosário R; School of Nursing, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
  • Martins MRO; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-232 Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Augusto C; Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University of Lisbon, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal.
  • Silva MJ; School of Nursing, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
  • Martins S; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-232 Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Duarte A; School of Nursing, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
  • Fronteira I; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-232 Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Ramos N; School of Nursing, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
  • Okan O; Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University of Lisbon, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal.
  • Dadaczynski K; Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University of Lisbon, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 17(23)2020 12 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33276647
We aim to evaluate the associations between digital health literacy (DHL) related to COVID-19 and online information-seeking behavior among university students. METHODS: A total of 3.084 students (75.7% women), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5) participated in this cross-sectional study, most of whom (36.5%) were from social sciences and pursued a bachelor's degree (50.7%). Data on COVID-19-related DHL and online information-seeking behavior were collected using an online questionnaire. Logistic regression models were performed. RESULTS: As the pandemic progressed, participants showed a lower chance of achieving a sufficient DHL (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.6; 0.9). Using search engines more often (e.g., Google) (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.5; 0.9), Wikipedia (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.6; 0.9) and social media (e.g., Facebook) (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.6; 0.9) decreased the likelihood of achieving sufficient DHL related to COVID-19. More frequent use of websites of public bodies (OR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.1; 2.5) increased the odds of reporting sufficient DHL. CONCLUSION: DHL is associated with university students' online information-seeking behavior in the time of COVID-19. From a community and public health perspective, programs aiming at improving DHL should be highlighted.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta en la Búsqueda de Información / Alfabetización en Salud / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta en la Búsqueda de Información / Alfabetización en Salud / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Suiza