Digital health literacy in portuguese population, in a pandemic context: an empirical study

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Revista INFAD. Número 1, volumen 1 de 2021
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Published: Aug 3, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n1.v1.2071
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health literacy pandemic digital literacy Portugal covid-19

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Abílio Silva
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto
Ana Isabel Martins
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto
Mª Helena Ferreira
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto
Mª Isabel Ferreria
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto
Mariana Vieira
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto
Sara Silva Maia
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto

Abstract

We aim to evaluate the level of digital health literacy in portuguese adult population. It was applied a the Digital Health Literacy (DHL) survey to 306 individuals. The questionnaire assessed the following dimensions: information searching, adding self-generated content, evaluating reliability, and determining relevance. The level of literacy was considered sufficient and it is concluded that it is influenced by academic qualifications (p = 0.013). An antagonistic situation happened with age (p = 0326), sex (p = 0.102), social status (p = 0.230) and health education (p = 0.147), whose relationships did not show statistically significant results.

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Silva, A., Martins, A. I., Ferreira, M. H., Ferreria, M. I., Vieira, M., & Silva Maia, S. (2021). Digital health literacy in portuguese population, in a pandemic context: an empirical study. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(1), 331–340. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n1.v1.2071
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): POSITIVE OVERCOMING AND LEARNING: THE RESPONSE TO COVID-19
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