Table 2.
Differences of e-HL and infection-preventive behaviors according to the participants’ general characteristics.
| Variables | Categories | e-Health Literacy | Preventive Behavior | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | t or F | M ± SD | t or F | ||
| Gender | Male | 3.74 ± 0.62 | 1.29 (0.199) |
4.20 ± 0.55 | −0.22 (0.824) |
| Female | 3.61 ± 0.60 | 4.22 ± 0.51 | |||
| Major | Nursing | 3.75 ± 0.57 | 6.54 (0.002) a > b, c |
4.29 ± 0.50 | 2.56 (0.079) |
| Clinical pathology | 3.44 ± 0.47 | 4.12 ± 0.54 | |||
| Occupational therapy | 3.52 ± 0.67 | 4.17 ± 0.52 | |||
| Grade | 1 | 3.59 ± 0.61 | 1.19 (0.313) |
4.30 ± 0.52 | 2.46 (0.063) |
| 2 | 3.63 ± 0.57 | 4.24 ± 0.48 | |||
| 3 | 3.55 ± 0.67 | 4.07 ± 0.55 | |||
| 4 | 3.76 ± 0.55 | 4.24 ± 0.50 | |||
| Health status | Poor or moderate | 3.50 ± 0.56 | −2.71 (0.007) |
4.09 ± 0.54 | −3.23 (0.001) |
| Healthy | 3.70 ± 0.61 | 4.30 ± 0.48 | |||
| Health concerns | Low or moderate | 3.40 ± 0.58 | −4.71 (<0.001) |
4.09 ± 0.55 | −3.27 (0.001) |
| High | 3.75 ± 0.58 | 4.30 ± 0.48 | |||
| Health management time (h) | <1 | 3.54 ± 0.60 | 2.52 (0.082) |
4.16 ± 0.54 | 2.55 (0.080) |
| 1–<4 | 3.64 ± 0.60 | 4.21 ± 0.47 | |||
| ≥4 | 3.75 ± 0.60 | 4.34 ± 0.51 | |||