Infodemic Preparedness and COVID-19: Searching about Public Health and Social Measures Is Associated with Digital Health Literacy in University Students

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Infodemic Preparedness and COVID-19: Searching about Public Health and Social Measures Is Associated with Digital Health Literacy in University Students. / Rosário, Rafaela; Fronteira, Inês; Martins, Maria R.O. et al.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19, No. 19, 12320, 01.10.2022.

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Rosário, R, Fronteira, I, Martins, MRO, Augusto, C, Silva, MJ, Messer, M, Martins, S, Duarte, A, Ramos, N, Rathmann, K, Okan, O & Dadaczynski, K 2022, 'Infodemic Preparedness and COVID-19: Searching about Public Health and Social Measures Is Associated with Digital Health Literacy in University Students', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, 12320. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912320

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Rosário, R., Fronteira, I., Martins, M. R. O., Augusto, C., Silva, M. J., Messer, M., Martins, S., Duarte, A., Ramos, N., Rathmann, K., Okan, O., & Dadaczynski, K. (2022). Infodemic Preparedness and COVID-19: Searching about Public Health and Social Measures Is Associated with Digital Health Literacy in University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), Article 12320. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912320

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title = "Infodemic Preparedness and COVID-19: Searching about Public Health and Social Measures Is Associated with Digital Health Literacy in University Students",
abstract = "We aimed to evaluate the associations between information searching about public health and social measures (PHSM) and university students{\textquoteright} digital health literacy (DHL) related to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 3,084 Portuguese university students (75.7% females), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5). Sociodemographic data, DHL questionnaire and online information concerning PHSM were gathered. Cox proportional hazards models were performed. Results: Students who searched for personal protective measures achieved in shorter time sufficient “evaluating reliability” (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1; 1.7) and “determining relevance” (HR = 1.5; 95% CI = 1.2; 1.8). Searching for surveillance and response measures was associated with sufficient “determining relevance” (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1; 1.9). Finally, those students who searched for environmental, economic and psychosocial measures achieved in shorter time “determining relevance” (HR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.0; 1.4). Conclusions: Searching for PHSM was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of achieving sufficient DHL subscales in a shorter time. Further studies are needed, including developing strategies to increase the availability of high-quality information concerning public health and social measures and to improve (digital) health literacy.",
keywords = "COVID-19, digital health literacy, infodemic, public health and social measures, Health sciences",
author = "Rafaela Ros{\'a}rio and In{\^e}s Fronteira and Martins, {Maria R.O.} and Cl{\'a}udia Augusto and Silva, {Maria Jos{\'e}} and Melanie Messer and Silvana Martins and Ana Duarte and Neida Ramos and Katharina Rathmann and Orkan Okan and Kevin Dadaczynski",
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doi = "10.3390/ijerph191912320",
language = "English",
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T1 - Infodemic Preparedness and COVID-19

T2 - Searching about Public Health and Social Measures Is Associated with Digital Health Literacy in University Students

AU - Rosário, Rafaela

AU - Fronteira, Inês

AU - Martins, Maria R.O.

AU - Augusto, Cláudia

AU - Silva, Maria José

AU - Messer, Melanie

AU - Martins, Silvana

AU - Duarte, Ana

AU - Ramos, Neida

AU - Rathmann, Katharina

AU - Okan, Orkan

AU - Dadaczynski, Kevin

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.

PY - 2022/10/1

Y1 - 2022/10/1

N2 - We aimed to evaluate the associations between information searching about public health and social measures (PHSM) and university students’ digital health literacy (DHL) related to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 3,084 Portuguese university students (75.7% females), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5). Sociodemographic data, DHL questionnaire and online information concerning PHSM were gathered. Cox proportional hazards models were performed. Results: Students who searched for personal protective measures achieved in shorter time sufficient “evaluating reliability” (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1; 1.7) and “determining relevance” (HR = 1.5; 95% CI = 1.2; 1.8). Searching for surveillance and response measures was associated with sufficient “determining relevance” (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1; 1.9). Finally, those students who searched for environmental, economic and psychosocial measures achieved in shorter time “determining relevance” (HR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.0; 1.4). Conclusions: Searching for PHSM was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of achieving sufficient DHL subscales in a shorter time. Further studies are needed, including developing strategies to increase the availability of high-quality information concerning public health and social measures and to improve (digital) health literacy.

AB - We aimed to evaluate the associations between information searching about public health and social measures (PHSM) and university students’ digital health literacy (DHL) related to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 3,084 Portuguese university students (75.7% females), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5). Sociodemographic data, DHL questionnaire and online information concerning PHSM were gathered. Cox proportional hazards models were performed. Results: Students who searched for personal protective measures achieved in shorter time sufficient “evaluating reliability” (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1; 1.7) and “determining relevance” (HR = 1.5; 95% CI = 1.2; 1.8). Searching for surveillance and response measures was associated with sufficient “determining relevance” (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1; 1.9). Finally, those students who searched for environmental, economic and psychosocial measures achieved in shorter time “determining relevance” (HR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.0; 1.4). Conclusions: Searching for PHSM was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of achieving sufficient DHL subscales in a shorter time. Further studies are needed, including developing strategies to increase the availability of high-quality information concerning public health and social measures and to improve (digital) health literacy.

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JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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