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Associations of eHealth literacy and knowledge with preventive behaviours and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based online survey.

Jay Jung-Jae LeeChung Yan PoonSiobhan O'ConnorJanet Kit Ting WongJojo Yan Yan KwokEdmond Pui Hang ChoiWing Nga TsangMan-Ping Wang
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
We identified that eHealth literacy and COVID-19 knowledge were not associated each other, and differently associated with individuals' COVID-19 preventive behaviours and psychological well-being. Public health strategies should pay attention to enhancing both eHealth literacy and COVID-19 knowledge levels in the public to maximise their COVID-19 preventive behaviours and mitigate their psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • health information
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • mental health
  • working memory
  • social media
  • emergency department
  • health insurance