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Associations of eH ealth literacy with health‐promoting behaviours among hospital nurses: A descriptive cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Cho Hyeonmi,
Han Kihye,
Park Bu Kyung
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.13575
Subject(s) - health literacy , ehealth , medicine , literacy , cross sectional study , health promotion , gerontology , descriptive statistics , psychology , nursing , health care , public health , pedagogy , statistics , mathematics , pathology , economics , economic growth
Aims To investigate the associations of eH ealth Literacy with health‐promoting behaviours among hospital nurses in South Korea. Background Health‐promoting behaviours of nurses are crucial for their own improved health and health‐related behaviours of patients. eHealth literacy refers to the ability to search, understand and evaluate health information available online. With the growing use of the Internet, eHealth literacy is emerging as an important factor enhancing health‐promoting behaviours. Design Descriptive cross‐sectional design with self‐reported questionnaires. Methods Data were collected between March–May 2016 from five hospitals in South Korea. Health‐promoting behaviours and eH ealth literacy were assessed using Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐ II and K‐ eHEALS , respectively. Multiple linear regression models were used to examine the associations of eH ealth literacy and health‐promoting behaviours. Results Nurses with high level of eH ealth literacy had significantly positive overall health‐promoting behaviours, stress management, interpersonal relations, self‐actualization and health responsibility, but not for nutrition and physical activity. Conclusion Improving eH ealth literacy through various strategies could be an effective way to boost health‐promoting behaviours among nurses. However, improvement of actual health‐promoting behaviours such as nutrition and physical activity will require systematic and organizational changes.