Open AccessE-Health in the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Adolescents: A Literature Review
Author(s) -
Ahmad Yani,
Sukri Palutturi,
Ridwan Amiruddin,
Sudirman Nasir
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2022.7953
Subject(s) - medicine , substance abuse , health care , health literacy , inclusion (mineral) , medline , psychiatry , family medicine , gender studies , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Electronic Health (E-Health) is the delivery of health services through the Web or on a computer. It has many advantages, and this application can be accessed in real-time. Therefore, with this system approach, drug abuse in adolescents can be prevented through smartphone devices. Various E-Health applications are also created, such as Health literacy, E-Health Lifestyle, Telemental Health, and even suicide risk applications called crisis care.
Methods: This literature search used the Pubmed database, Science direct, and Proquest through the keywords "e-health, drugs, and adolescents", the articles found are filtered over the last ten years, open access, and not a type of review.
Result: The Pubmed, Science Direct, and Proquest databases found 55,654 articles and then filtered based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, then a total of 5 articles were reviewed.
Conclusion: E-Health can reduce drug abuse, be easily accessible, low cost, real-time, and provide complete information. Therefore, adolescents and their parents can directly consult or practice health literacy that affects their knowledge growth.