A cross-sectional study of nursing students' eHealth literacy and COVID-19 preventive behaviours.
Nurs Open
; 10(2): 544-551, 2023 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2013702
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 (ß = 0.194, p < .001), time spent seeking health information online (ß = 0.114, p = .002), eHealth literacy (ß = 0.167, p = .001) and lifestyle behaviours (ß = 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.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Telemedicine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Open
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nop2.1320
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