Open AccessA cross‐sectional study of nursing students' eHealth literacy and COVID‐19 preventive behaviours
Author(s) -
Kim KyoungA,
Hyun Myung Sun,
De Gagne Jennie C.,
Ahn JeongAh
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.1320
Subject(s) - ehealth , health literacy , cross sectional study , nursing , covid-19 , literacy , scale (ratio) , psychology , medicine , health care , family medicine , gerontology , pedagogy , physics , disease , pathology , quantum mechanics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Abstract Aim 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). Conclusions 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.