Relationship between eHealth literacy and psychological status during COVID‐19 pandemic: A survey of Chinese residents. (21st December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Bing Xiang; Xia, Lin; Huang, Run; Chen, Pan; Luo, Dan; Liu, Qian; Kang, Li Jun; Zhang, Zhi‐jiang; Liu, Zhongchun; Yu, Sihong; Li, Xiaofen; Wang, Xiao Qin
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing management. Volume 29:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 805
• Page End: 812
• Publication Date: 2020-12-21
• Subjects: Chinese -- COVID‐19 -- eHealth literacy -- psychological status; Nursing services -- Administration -- Periodicals; Nursing services -- Business management -- Periodicals; 610.73068
• DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13221
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-0429

Abstract

Abstract: Aims: To investigate the eHealth literacy and the psychological status of Chinese residents during the COVID‐19 pandemic and explore their interrelationship. Background: The COVID‐19 outbreak has placed intense psychological pressure on community residents. Their psychological status may be affected by eHealth literacy due to home isolation during this rampant pandemic. Methods: This is a Web‐based cross‐sectional survey conducted on the JD Health platform, which resulted in 15, 000 respondents having participated in this survey. The eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (EHLQ), Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Impact of Event Scale‐Revised (IES‐R) were used. The Pearson correlation was used to analyse the relationship between eHealth literacy and depression, insomnia and post‐traumatic stress disorder. Results: The score of eHealth literacy was 48.88 ± 8.46, and 11.4%, 6.8% and 20.1% of respondents experienced moderate to severe depression, insomnia and post‐traumatic stress disorder. eHealth literacy negatively correlated with depression ( r = −0.331), insomnia ( r = −0.366) and post‐traumatic stress disorder ( r = −0.320). Conclusion: eHealth literacy is closely related to psychological status. Improving eHealth literacy may contribute to maintaining good psychological well‐being. Implications for Nursing Management: It is necessary to strengthen the education of primary health care providers to enhance their ability to help community residents effectively use eHealth information.