Predicting and Empowering Health for Generation Z by Comparing Health Information Seeking and Digital Health Literacy: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.

Wen Jiao Angela Chang Mary Ho Qianfeng Lu Matthew Tingchi Liu Peter Johannes Schulz

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2023)

This study examined and compared the health information-seeking behaviors of Generation Z and older individuals to improve their digital health literacy and health empowerment. The 2 groups demonstrated distinct preferences regarding their choice of information sources. Health empowerment and digital health literacy were both significantly related to information-seeking behaviors.

Keyphrases

health information
social media
cross sectional
healthcare
mental health
public health
risk assessment
decision making
drinking water
community dwelling
psychometric properties