ReviewJournal of medical Internet research2006
eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World.
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Who cites it
1,124 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Digital health literacy among university students: a systematic review of global trends, determinants, measurement, and the literacy-to-intervention gap.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Association Between eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors During and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Older adults and online health misinformation: a systematic literature review.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- Determinants and Health Outcomes of Digital Health Literacy in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- eHealth Literacy and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Among At-Risk Populations: Mechanistic Systematic Review Using Theory-Driven Thematic Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of a Short Mobile Intervention on Digital Health Literacy in Adolescents and Teachers: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Digital Literacy Training on Physical Activity App Acceptance and Behavioral Intentions Among Older Women: An Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Association between postoperative urinary incontinence severity and anxiety in patients with prostate cancer: A chain mediation analysis of ehealth literacy and pelvic floor muscle training adherence.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
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- Navigating Nutrition Information in the Digital Era: How Tourism and Recreation Students Evaluate Online Dietary Advice?Nutrients · 2026Article
- Current Status and Associated Factors of Technophobia Toward Digital Health Technologies Among Older Patients With Stroke: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Digital Health Information Use, Trust, and Language-Related Disparities in Health Literacy in South Tyrol, Italy: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Age-Related Patterns in Health Literacy and Health Information-Seeking Behavior in a Korean Population: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Understanding Technology Anxiety Among Older Adults with Chronic Diseases: The Roles of Perceived Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- "It's a black box": Physiotherapists' perspectives on sensorimotor control and the use of technology in this context to improve rehabilitation following ACL injury.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
1,064 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Electronic health tools provide little value if the intended users lack the skills to effectively engage them. With nearly half the adult population in the United States and Canada having literacy levels below what is needed to fully engage in an information-rich society, the implications for using information technology to promote health and aid in health care, or for eHealth, are considerable. Engaging with eHealth requires a skill set, or literacy, of its own. The concept of eHealth literacy is introduced and defined as the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to addressing or solving a health problem. In this paper, a model of eHealth literacy is introduced, comprised of multiple literacy types, including an outline of a set of fundamental skills consumers require to derive direct benefits from eHealth. A profile of each literacy type with examples of the problems patient-clients might present is provided along with a resource list to aid health practitioners in supporting literacy improvement with their patient-clients across each domain. Facets of the model are illustrated through a set of clinical cases to demonstrate how health practitioners can address eHealth literacy issues in clinical or public health practice. Potential future applications of the model are discussed.
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