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. 2017 Feb 27;19(2):e53. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5998

Table 3.

eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) scale items.

Item number Description
1 I know what health resources are available on the Internet
2 I know where to find helpful health resources on the Internet
3 I know how to find helpful health resources on the Internet
4 I know how to use the Internet to answer my questions about health
5 I know how to use the health information I find on the Internet to help me
6 I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the Internet
7 I can tell high-quality health resources from low-quality health resources on the Internet
8 I feel confident in using information from the Internet to make health decisions