A cross-sectional study of nursing students' eHealth literacy and COVID-19 preventive behaviours.

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2023-02

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Abstract

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This study explored nursing students' eHealth literacy, lifestyle behaviours and COVID-19-related preventive behaviours and associated factors.

Design

A cross-sectional comparative correlational study.

Methods

Nursing students (n = 358) from a metropolitan area of South Korea were recruited for an online survey. The online questionnaire included: The eHealth Literacy Scale, the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II and the COVID-19-related preventive behaviour scale.

Results

COVID-19-related preventive behaviours correlated positively with satisfaction with one's major, time spent seeking health information online, eHealth literacy and lifestyle behaviours. Significant factors affecting COVID-19-related preventive behaviours were the following: being female (β = 0.194, p < .001), time spent seeking health information online (β = 0.114, p = .002), eHealth literacy (β = 0.167, p = .001) and lifestyle behaviours (β = 0.266, p < .001).

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Findings highlight the need to strengthen searching behaviours to access accurate health information online and reinforce eHealth literacy and health-promoting lifestyle behaviours to improve COVID-19 preventive behaviours among nursing students.

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Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Telemedicine, Students, Nursing, Female, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, COVID-19

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/26989

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10.1002/nop2.1320

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Kim, Kyoung-A, Myung Sun Hyun, Jennie C De Gagne and Jeong-Ah Ahn (2023). A cross-sectional study of nursing students' eHealth literacy and COVID-19 preventive behaviours. Nursing open, 10(2). pp. 544–551. 10.1002/nop2.1320 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/26989.

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