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. 2020 Aug 12;8(8):e19661. doi: 10.2196/19661

Table 4.

eHealth literacy.

eHEALS item Participants (N=193), n (%) Score

Strongly disagree or disagree Neutral Agree or strongly agree Mean (SD)
I know how to find helpful health resources on the Internet 30 (15.5) 50 (25.9) 113 (58.5) 3.5 (1.1)
I know how to use the Internet to answer my questions about health 30 (15.5) 25 (13.0) 138 (71.5) 3.6 (1.1)
I know what health resources are available on the Internet 51 (26.4) 68 (35.2) 74 (38.3) 3.1 (1.1)
I know where to find helpful health resources on the Internet 47 (24.4) 57 (29.5) 89 (46.1) 3.2 (1.1)
I know how to use the health information I find on the Internet to help me 48 (24.9) 49 (25.4) 96 (49.7) 3.2 (1.1)
I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the Internet 26 (13.5) 30 (15.5) 137 (71.0) 3.8 (1.1)
I can tell high quality health resources from low quality health resources on the internet 37 (19.2) 52 (26.9) 104 (53.9) 3.4 (1.1)
I feel confident in using information from the Internet to make health decisions 82 (42.5) 82 (42.5) 29 (15.0) 2.6 (1.0)