Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking in the Era of COVID-19: Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience

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Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking in the Era of COVID-19: Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience. / Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo; Gallinoro, Veronica; Guida, Andrea et al.
in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Jahrgang 20, Nr. 3, 2611, 01.02.2023.

Publikation: Beiträge in ZeitschriftenZeitschriftenaufsätzeForschungbegutachtet

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Bonaccorsi, G, Gallinoro, V, Guida, A, Morittu, C, Ferro Allodola, V, Lastrucci, V, Zanobini, P, Okan, O, Dadaczynski, K & Lorini, C 2023, 'Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking in the Era of COVID-19: Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Jg. 20, Nr. 3, 2611. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032611

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Bonaccorsi, G., Gallinoro, V., Guida, A., Morittu, C., Ferro Allodola, V., Lastrucci, V., Zanobini, P., Okan, O., Dadaczynski, K., & Lorini, C. (2023). Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking in the Era of COVID-19: Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), Artikel 2611. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032611

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Bonaccorsi G, Gallinoro V, Guida A, Morittu C, Ferro Allodola V, Lastrucci V et al. Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking in the Era of COVID-19: Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023 Feb 1;20(3):2611. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032611

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title = "Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking in the Era of COVID-19: Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience",
abstract = "Gender appears to be a strong predictor of online health information-seeking behaviour (OHISB), which is related to Digital Health Literacy (DHL). Gender differences in OHISB have been studied in different countries with different results, but no studies have investigated gender-specific OHISB among University students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to investigate any gender differences in OHISB in the period between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Italian university students. A questionnaire developed by the global COVID-HL network, including existing and adapted validated scales and self-developed scales, was administered to 2996 University students in Florence. Gender differences were tested using the χ2 test or the Mann–Whitney U test. Male students reported a higher score in DHL than females (p < 0.001). However, female students seek COVID-19 information more often on different sources (for themselves and other people), on various topics, consider various aspects of information quality to be “very important{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} (p < 0.05) and are more likely to be “often dissatisfied{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} or ”partly satisfied{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} with information (p < 0.001). Our study confirmed gender as an important dimension to explain students{\textquoteright} OHISB differences, which could help institutions promote gender-specific education programmes and provide gender-oriented health information.",
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author = "Guglielmo Bonaccorsi and Veronica Gallinoro and Andrea Guida and Chiara Morittu and {Ferro Allodola}, Valerio and Vieri Lastrucci and Patrizio Zanobini and Orkan Okan and Kevin Dadaczynski and Chiara Lorini",
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T2 - Gender Differences Emerged from a Florentine University Experience

AU - Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo

AU - Gallinoro, Veronica

AU - Guida, Andrea

AU - Morittu, Chiara

AU - Ferro Allodola, Valerio

AU - Lastrucci, Vieri

AU - Zanobini, Patrizio

AU - Okan, Orkan

AU - Dadaczynski, Kevin

AU - Lorini, Chiara

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N2 - Gender appears to be a strong predictor of online health information-seeking behaviour (OHISB), which is related to Digital Health Literacy (DHL). Gender differences in OHISB have been studied in different countries with different results, but no studies have investigated gender-specific OHISB among University students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to investigate any gender differences in OHISB in the period between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Italian university students. A questionnaire developed by the global COVID-HL network, including existing and adapted validated scales and self-developed scales, was administered to 2996 University students in Florence. Gender differences were tested using the χ2 test or the Mann–Whitney U test. Male students reported a higher score in DHL than females (p < 0.001). However, female students seek COVID-19 information more often on different sources (for themselves and other people), on various topics, consider various aspects of information quality to be “very important’’ (p < 0.05) and are more likely to be “often dissatisfied’’ or ”partly satisfied’’ with information (p < 0.001). Our study confirmed gender as an important dimension to explain students’ OHISB differences, which could help institutions promote gender-specific education programmes and provide gender-oriented health information.

AB - Gender appears to be a strong predictor of online health information-seeking behaviour (OHISB), which is related to Digital Health Literacy (DHL). Gender differences in OHISB have been studied in different countries with different results, but no studies have investigated gender-specific OHISB among University students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to investigate any gender differences in OHISB in the period between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Italian university students. A questionnaire developed by the global COVID-HL network, including existing and adapted validated scales and self-developed scales, was administered to 2996 University students in Florence. Gender differences were tested using the χ2 test or the Mann–Whitney U test. Male students reported a higher score in DHL than females (p < 0.001). However, female students seek COVID-19 information more often on different sources (for themselves and other people), on various topics, consider various aspects of information quality to be “very important’’ (p < 0.05) and are more likely to be “often dissatisfied’’ or ”partly satisfied’’ with information (p < 0.001). Our study confirmed gender as an important dimension to explain students’ OHISB differences, which could help institutions promote gender-specific education programmes and provide gender-oriented health information.

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