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eHealth Literacy: Predictors in a Population With Moderate-to-High Cardiovascular Risk.

Sarah S RichteringKarice K HyunLis NeubeckGenevieve CooreyJohn ChalmersTimothy UsherwoodDavid P PeirisClara Kayei ChowJulie Redfern
Published in: JMIR human factors (2017)
This study shows the importance of evaluating patients' familiarity with the Internet as reflected, in part, by the time spent on the Internet. It also shows the importance of specifically assessing eHealth literacy in conjunction with a health literacy assessment in order to assess patients' navigational knowledge and skills using the Internet, specific to the use of eHealth applications.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • health information
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • patient reported outcomes