Relationship between electronic health literacy, quality of life, and self-efficacy in Tehran, Iran: A community-based study
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3 PhD of Health Education and Promotion, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
4 Student Research Committee, MSc Student in Medical Surgical Nursing, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences
5 PhD in Statistics, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The concept of electronic health literacy has become a main focus of health-careprofessionals along with the increasing use of the Internet. In Iran, the Internet not yet has muchimpact on providing health services, and the physicians’ and patients’ community are now morewilling to use the traditional method for diagnosing disease and prescribing medicines. This studyaimed to determine the correlation between electronic health literacy, quality of life (QoL), and selfefficacy among Tehran citizens.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with acorrelation approach that was conducted on 400 clients of community health centers of ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Samples were selected by stratified random samplingmethod. Data were collected using E-Health Literacy Questionnaire (α = 0.88), 12-item Short-FormHealth Survey (α = 0.73), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (α = 0.87). Analytic statistics were usingby descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlationcoefficient and regression analysis) at the significant level (P < 0.05).RESULTS: Correlation between electronic health literacy and QoL was 0.14 and with self-efficacy was0.10, which was positive and statistically significant (P < 0.05). In addition, the correlation betweenQoL and self-efficacy was 0.33, which was positive, statistically significant, and moderate (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: According to the findings of this study, it is possible to improve the QoL through thepromotion of electronic health literacy and self-efficacy. The results of this study can be used as abasis for health service providers and policymakers in designing and implementing health-relatedinterventions.
