Determining the healthy lifestyle behaviors and e-health literacy levels in adolescents
Eyimaya, Aslihan Ozturk, Ozdemir, Funda, Tezel, Ayfer, Apay, Serap Ejder
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors and e-health literacy levels of adolescents. Method: A descriptive research design was used in this study. It was conducted with a total of 390 students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The data were collected using a personal information form, the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II and the e-Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents. For data analysis, descriptive analyses, t-test, variance, Kruskal-Wallis, the Mann-Whitney U and Pearson Correlation tests were used. Necessary approvals were obtained to conduct this study. Results: The present study found that the e-Health Literacy Scale mean score of adolescents was 27.51 and their HLBS-II mean score was 129.01. A positive significant relationship was found between the e-health literacy and healthy lifestyle behavior in adolescents. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the importance of e-health literacy in developing nursing procedures designed to increase the healthy lifestyle behaviors of adolescents.
- Dergi
- REVISTA DA ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DA USP
- Yıl
- 2021
- Cilt
- 55
- ISSN
- 0080-6234
- eISSN
- 1980-220X
- DOI
- 10.1590/S1980-220X2020021603742
- WoS UID
- WOS:000641136900001