Abstract
Objective To investigate current situation and influencing factors of e-health literacy among community chronic disease patients in Tai′an municipality of Shandong province for providing evidences to the improvement of e-health literacy in the patients. Methods Using multistage random cluster sampling, we conducted a face-to-face questionnaire survey among 8 542 urban and rural residents aged ≥ 15 years in 6 prefectures/counties/districts of Tai′an municipality during August 2020. The E-Health Literacy Scale (e-HEALS) – Chinese Version and a self-designed general questionnaire were adopted in the study. The data on 4 232 residents suffering from chronic diseases were included in the analysis. Results For all the chronic disease patients, the overall score of e-HEALS was 12.25 ± 8.93 and the overall score of the male patients was significantly higher than that of the female patients (13.47 ± 9.92 vs. 11.56 ± 8.25, t = 6.703; P Conclusion Among community chronic disease patients in Tai′an municipality, the males have a higher e-health literacy than the females; age, education, a self-rated household economic condition, and physical exercise are common impact factors of e-health literacy for both male and female patients.
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