Table 2.
Results of the descriptive analysis on the eHealth Literacy Scale (N = 468).
Variable | Mean | SD |
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How useful do you feel the internet is in helping you in making decisions about your health? | 4.05 | 0.76 |
How important is it for you to be able to access health resources on the internet? | 3.94 | 0.83 |
I know what health resources are available on the internet | 3.52 | 0.96 |
I know where to find helpful health resources on the internet | 3.60 | 0.90 |
I know how to find helpful health resources on the internet | 3.71 | 0.83 |
I know how to use the internet to answer my questions about health | 3.88 | 0.74 |
I know how to use the health information I find on the internet to help me | 3.87 | 0.74 |
I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the internet | 3.76 | 0.78 |
I can tell high-quality health resources from low-quality health resources on the internet | 3.68 | 0.79 |
I feel confident in using information from the internet to make health decisions | 3.59 | 0.88 |
Overall mean | 3.76 | 0.56 |