Table 3.
Digital health literacy among respondents.
| Characteristics | Very Easy | Easy | Difficult | Very Difficult |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information searching | ||||
| Make a choice from all the found information (n = 1470) | 24.0 | 49.2 | 17.6 | 9.2 |
| Use the proper words/search query to find information (n = 1452) | 18.1 | 58.1 | 16.3 | 7.6 |
| Find the exact information they are looking for (n = 1450) | 16.1 | 47.9 | 26 | 10 |
| Adding self-generated contents | ||||
| Clearly formulate question (n = 1451) | 12.0 | 50.7 | 30.9 | 6.3 |
| Express opinion, thoughts or feeling in writing (n = 1454) | 11.8 | 51.2 | 31.6 | 5.4 |
| Write message such that people understand exactly what they mean (n = 1449) | 14.6 | 53.3 | 28.6 | 3.6 |
| Evaluating reliability | ||||
| Decide whether the information is reliable or not (n = 1466) | 16.3 | 19.2 | 41.9 | 22.6 |
| Decide whether the information is written with commercial interests (n = 1460) | 26.6 | 19.5 | 32.8 | 21.1 |
| Check different websites to see whether they provide the same information (n = 1459) | 26.5 | 17.6 | 36.9 | 19.0 |
| Determining relevance | ||||
| Decide whether the found information is applicable (n = 1447) | 13.3 | 55.2 | 27.2 | 4.2 |
| Apply the found information in daily life (n = 1449) | 11.3 | 57.5 | 28.2 | 3.0 |
| Use found information to make health-related decisions (n = 1448) | 14.3 | 55.6 | 26.2 | 3.9 |
| Protecting privacy | Never | Once | Several times | Often |
| Find it difficult to judge who can read the posted message (n = 1458) | 33.5 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 18.2 |
| Share private info (n = 1460) | 62.5 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 8.0 |
| Share some else’s private info (n = 1456) | 71.7 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 5.1 |