Digital health literacy and subjective wellbeing in the context of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study among university students in Ecuador.

Autor:	Rivadeneira MF; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Institute, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Salvador C; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Araujo L; General Students Office, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Caicedo-Gallardo JD; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Institute, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Cóndor J; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Institute, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Torres-Castillo AL; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Institute, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Miranda-Velasco MJ; Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Teacher Training, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain., Dadaczynski K; Department of Health Science, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany.; Centre for Applied Health Science, Leuphana University Lueneburg, Lüneburg, Germany., Okan O; Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Jan 11; Vol. 10, pp. 1052423. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 11 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2022.1052423
Abstrakt:	Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an avalanche of information, which, if not properly addressed, generates uncertainty and limits healthy decision-making. On the other hand, the pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems among young people and adolescents, causing a worsening of their wellbeing. Previous studies have found that digital health literacy has a positive impact on people's attitudes toward the disease. This study aimed to analyze the association between digital health literacy on COVID-19 with subjective wellbeing in university students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was developed in 917 students from Ecuador. Subjective wellbeing was measured with the World Health Organization WellBeing Scale. Digital health literacy was assessed using the Spanish-translated version of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument adapted to the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bivariate and multivariate linear regressions were performed. Results: Digital health literacy and subjective wellbeing proofed to be significantly higher among males and among students with higher social status. The association between digital health literacy and subjective wellbeing was significant; for each increase of one point in the digital health literacy scale, an average increase of 9.64 points could be observed on the subjective wellbeing scale (IC 95% 5.61 - 13.67, p -value <0.001). This correlation persisted after adjust by demographic and socioeconomic variables. Conclusion: Improving digital health literacy in health would improve the subjective wellbeing of university students. It is suggested strengthen the digital health literacy through public and university policies that promote access, search skills and discernment of digital information. Socioeconomic and gender inequalities related to digital health literacy need to be further investigated. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Rivadeneira, Salvador, Araujo, Caicedo-Gallardo, Cóndor, Torres-Castillo, Miranda-Velasco, Dadaczynski and Okan.)
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