Table 4.
Meta-analyses assessing eHealth literacy interventions outcomes
| Type of analysis | N. of included datasets (k) | ES | 95% CI, p-value |
N. of participants | Chi2; df | I2 | p | Intercept* | t-value* | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eHEALS difference: pre vs. post intervention | ||||||||||
| Overall° | 11 | 5.81 |
(3.36; 8.26) < 0.001 |
1025 | 388.25; 10 | 97.42 | < 0.001 | -1.26 | 0.20 | 0.846 |
| Subgroup analysis by intervention type | ||||||||||
| Collaborative° | 3 | 5.19 |
(0.01; 10.38), 0.050 |
402 | 137.33; 2 | 98.54 | < 0.001 | 81.19 | 2.10 | 0.283 |
| Individualistic° | 8 | 6.05 |
(3.14; 8.97) < 0.001 |
623 | 228.15; 7 | 96.93 | < 0.001 | -4.04 | -0.68 | 0.522 |
| eHEALS difference: intervention vs. control | ||||||||||
| Overall° | 6 | 3.62 |
(1.63; 5.60) < 0.001 |
1258 | 31.32; 5 | 84.03 | < 0.001 | 7.49 | 5.61 | 0.005 |
| Subgroup analysis by intervention type | ||||||||||
| Collaborative° | 2 | 1.54 |
(0.24; 2.85), 0.020 |
718 |
1.40; 1 |
28.48 | 0.237 | NA | NA | NA |
| Individualistic° | 4 | 4.98 |
(1.77; 8.19) 0.002 |
540 | 23.96; 3 | 87.48 | < 0.001 | 7.18 | 4.93 | 0.039 |
* Egger’s linear regression test
Values are reported as unstandardised mean differences
Abbreviations: df = degree of freedom; ES = Effect Size; N. = number; NA = not available