Abstract
eHealth literacy is the ability to access, assess, and use digital health information. This study compared the effects of a multimedia tutorial versus a paper-based control in improving older adults’ eHealth literacy from pre- to posttest. A total of 99 community-dwelling older adults (63–90 years old; mean = 73.09) participated from July 2019 to February 2020. Overall, knowledge about computer/Internet terms, eHealth literacy efficacy, knowledge about the quality of health information websites, and procedural skills in computer/Internet use improved significantly from pre- to posttest. No interaction effect was found between time and group. Participants in both groups had an overwhelmingly positive attitude toward training. Their attitudes toward training approached a statistically significant difference between the two conditions: F (1, 89) = 3.75, p =.056, partial η2 =.040, with the multimedia condition showing more positive attitudes. These findings have implications for designing effective eHealth literacy interventions for older adults.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1675-1685 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Gerontology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- attitudes
- eHealth literacy
- multimedia tutorial
- older adults