Table 5. Relationship between perceived eHealth literacy and actual ability to use online cancer-related information.
| Perceived eHealth literacy | Actual ability to use online cancer-related information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red ginseng and cancer prevention | Alcohol consumption and carcinogenesis | Weight management | Cancer examination | Treatment methods of stomach cancer | |||||||
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect | ||
| eHL-Q1 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 13) | 84.6 | 15.4 | 69.2 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 23.1 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 69.2 | 30.8 | |
| Low (n = 18) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 72.2 | 27.8 | 88.9 | 11.1 | 77.8 | 22.2 | |
| P valuea | 0.168 | 0.413 | 1.000 | 0.043 | 0.689 | ||||||
| eHL-Q2 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 6) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | |
| Low (n = 25) | 92.0 | 8.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 76.0 | 24.0 | |
| P value | 1.000 | 0.596 | 0.634 | 0.634 | 0.634 | ||||||
| eHL-Q3 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 7) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 57.1 | 42.9 | |
| Low (n = 24) | 91.7 | 8.3 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 79.2 | 20.8 | |
| P value | 1.000 | 0.642 | 0.335 | 0.335 | 0.335 | ||||||
| eHL-Q4 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 11) | 81.8 | 18.2 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 63.6 | 36.4 | 81.8 | 18.2 | |
| Low (n = 20) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 30.0 | |
| P value | 0.118 | 0.676 | 1.000 | 0.405 | 0.676 | ||||||
| eHL-Q5 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 11) | 90.9 | 9.1 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 45.5 | 54.5 | 63.6 | 36.4 | |
| Low (n = 20) | 95.0 | 5.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 90.0 | 10.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | |
| P value | 1.000 | 0.676 | 1.000 | 0.012 | 0.405 | ||||||
| eHL-Q6 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 15) | 93.3 | 6.7 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 80.0 | 20.0 | |
| Low (n = 16) | 93.8 | 6.3 | 81.3 | 18.8 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 68.8 | 31.3 | |
| P value | 1.000 | 0.685 | 0.113 | 1.000 | 0.685 | ||||||
| eHL-Q7 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 4) | 75.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | |
| Low (n = 27) | 96.3 | 3.7 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 74.1 | 25.9 | |
| P value | 0.245 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.268 | 1.000 | ||||||
| eHL-Q8 | |||||||||||
| High (n = 8) | 87.5 | 12.5 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 37.5 | |
| Low (n = 23) | 95.7 | 4.3 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 78.3 | 21.7 | |
| P value | 0.456 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.393 | 0.393 | ||||||
Data are presented as percentage (%).
eHL = eHealth literacy.
aP-value: Fisher's exact test.