ArticleBMC nursing2026
Digital health literacy and caring behaviours among Turkish hospital nurses: a cross-sectional study.
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backgroundDigital health literacy has become an essential competence for nurses working in increasingly digitalised healthcare environments. However, limited evidence exists regarding how digital health literacy is reflected in nurses’ caring behaviours, which are central to patient-centred and quality nursing care. This study examined the relationship between nurses’ digital health literacy and their caring behaviours and determined whether digital health literacy predicted caring behaviours.
methodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 241 nurses working in a university hospital in Türkiye, recruited using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI), and the Caring Behaviours Inventory-24 (CBI-24). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis (Stepwise method) were performed to examine associations and predictive relationships between variables.
resultsNurses reported adequate levels of digital health literacy (mean score = 2,92 ± 0,53) and high levels of caring behaviours (mean score = 5,29 ± 0,48). Digital health literacy was positively but weakly associated with caring behaviours (r = 0,136, p = 0,036). In the regression analysis, digital health training (β = 0.214, p = 0.003) and protection of privacy (β = 0.186, p = 0.012) emerged as significant predictors of caring behaviours, explaining 9.7% of the variance (R² = 0.097, F = 7.436, p < 0.001).
conclusionsDigital health literacy demonstrated a modest but significant contribution to caring behaviours. In particular, privacy-related competencies appear to play a critical role in linking digital literacy to caring practices. These findings highlight the need to integrate digital communication and privacy-focused competencies into nursing education and organisational training programmes to strengthen caring behaviours in digitalised healthcare settings.
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