Digital Information Sources Research Articles

Does School Education Improve Children’s Health Literacy? Evidence from a Performance-Based Survey

Abstract Background Children begin using digital sources of health information at a young age and are quickly exposed to a variety of unmoderated health content. Health literacy helps children navigate, understand, evaluate, and act on this content. But is the educational system preparing young people for these tasks? This study develops a validated, performance-based measure of health literacy and applies it to a sample of 9- to 13-year-old children (grades 4 to 7). Methods A performance-based tool to measure children’s health literacy was developed through expert consultation and qualitative and quantitative pretesting. The tool uses vignettes and quizzes and captures three dimensions of health literacy: nutrition, physical activity, and psychosocial health. The validated tool was then used in a cross-sectional survey of Austrian children aged 9 to 13 years (n = 780): Diet, Physical Activity, and Psychosocial Health. Results Results show that the performance-based health literacy scores do not correlate with self-reported scores. Girls (vs. boys) and native speakers perform better on the performance-based literacy test, while boys and children reporting more robust financial backgrounds overestimate their literacy on self-reported questions. Most importantly, the data do not show meaningful increases in performance-based health literacy across grade levels. For nutrition literacy, the study even shows a slight negative trend across grade levels. Conclusions This study questions the heavy reliance on self-reported health literacy, which is often confounded with self-efficacy and social environment. Performance-based instruments are needed to measure health literacy as an educational outcome. This study presents one of the first validated instruments. Most importantly, the study shows that the current educational system may not produce meaningful increases in performance-based health literacy, calling for deeper educational reforms. Key messages • Performance-based health literacy is a distinct concept from the subjective health literacy measures that dominate current health literacy research. • Performance-based health literacy did not increase with grade level, indicating a poor performance of the education system in strengthening health literacy.

Enhance physical, mental and academic wellbeing of pupils in Germany through digital health literacy

Abstract Background Digital health literacy (DHL) involves the ability to find, understand, appraise, and apply health information from digital sources. It serves as the foundation for informed decision-making about one’s health and well-being using digital technology and online health information sources and services. Despite its significance, the role of DHL in relation to schoolchildren’s wellbeing remains underexplored. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how schoolchildren’s DHL influences their physical, mental, and academic well-being. Methods The cross-sectional survey comprised a representative sample of N = 1448 school-aged children (9-18 years) living in Germany. DHL was assessed via a translated and adapted version of the DHL instrument. The assessment of physical, mental, and academic well-being relied on the KINDL questionnaire. Linear regression analyses were conducted, with the scale score of physical, mental, and academic well-being serving as dependent variables and DHL as predictor. Additionally, potential confounding variables such as sex, age, migration background, subjective family wealth, chronic illness, and subjective health status were included in the analyses. Results All three regression models were significant (physical: F(9,1325) = 34.99, p < .001; R2 = 0.19; mental: F(9,1320) = 27.43, p < .001; R2 = 0.16; academic: F(9,1336) = 15.19, p < .001; R2 = 0.09). DHL significantly predicted physical (B=.08, p=.01), mental (B=.17, p<.001), and academic (B=.21, p<.001) wellbeing. Conclusions This study provides the first evidence of the predictive power of DHL for schoolchildren’s physical, mental, and academic well-being. It emphasizes the importance of promoting DHL in schoolchildren to empower them to find, understand, appraise, and apply digital health information effectively. Key messages • Digital health literacy significantly predicts schoolchildren’s physical, mental, and academic well-being. • Promoting digital health literacy can empower schoolchildren to make informed decisions about their well-being.

Saudi Digital Library Services in the Light of the National and International Sustainable Development Goals

The study aimed to identify the concept of sustainable development, and to explore the role of digital libraries in achieving SDGs, by shedding light on the reality of the SDL in terms of financial, technical and human capabilities to achieve the Kingdom’s 2030 vision for sustainable development. The study revealed that digital libraries play an active role in achieving SDGs through secure and diverse technical infrastructure, and a variety of digital information sources. Digital libraries enhance the level of information awareness among users. Among digital libraries worldwide, SDL is distinguished in terms of knowledge resources acquired, its platforms, and through the large number of beneficiaries of its services, representing all segments of the academic community in Saudi Arabia's higher education institutions. Based on a solid network, and Saudi Arabia vision 2030, SDL succeeded to link higher education institutions through a huge amount of information sources, and facilitated their access, and provided equal opportunities for all. The study recommended that in order to be the national digital platform and effective development partner, SDL must expand the scope of services to include trade and industrial private and public sectors, and raise the level of research awareness and ethics among Arab scholars and researchers.

Digital Health Literacy amongst Hypertensive Clients in Depok City

The still-growing of e-health integration in Depok City's hypertension prevention and control initiatives is at odds with the city's development goal for 2021–2026, which calls for the creation of contemporary public services and the development of technology–based infrastructure. This study aims to identify the digital health literacy in hypertensive clients in Depok City. With the greatest estimated population of hypertensive clients in Depok City, the research approach is a descriptive study using the I-eHEALS questionnaire with cluster sampling technique on hypertensive clients in five urban villages, with up to 100 samples. The findings revealed that most Depok City's hypertensive clients were young adults (64%), female (72%), with a secondary education level of 59% (junior high school, high school, or equivalent), and 25% of them used YouTube as a source of digital health information. Furthermore, it is also reported that hypertensive clients in Depok City have a digital health literacy level of 26. The study's findings indicate that hypertensive clients in Depok City tend to be more digitally literate when they are young adults, female, have higher levels of education, and use online health applications as a source of information about digital health. However, these clients still struggle to assess, evaluate, and feel confident when using digital health information. The researcher suggests fostering digital health literacy and creating digital health resources with an emphasis on hypertension patients' self-care management.

Sentiment and time-series analysis of direct-message conversations

Social media and mobile communications in general are an extremely rich source of digital forensic information. We present our new framework for analysing this resource with an innovative combination of time series and text mining methods. The framework is intended to create a tool to analyse and operationally summarise extended trails of social media messages, thus enabling investigators for the first time to drill down into specific moments at which sentiment analysis has detected a change of tone indicative of a particularly strong and significant response. Crucially, the method will give investigators an opportunity to reduce the time and resource commitment required for ongoing and hands-on analysis of digital communications on media such as Texts/SMS, WhatsApp and Messenger.

The role of digital technologies and Human-Computer Interaction for the future of education

Abstract Over the last 50 years education has been transformed by digital technologies. Many efforts have been made to create and apply “digital” teaching and learning methods, tools and platforms. The last 25 years of computer-based education can be characterized by the availability of digital information sources and the implementation and operation of digital learning management platforms based on the Internet. The question about further meaningful and effective progress in the next decades is openly discussed. Many expect strong influences and changes from artificial intelligence systems that generate contextualized information from various sources. Some see interactive virtual worlds expanding and partially replacing the physical world. Many believe in the further development of learning management and communication platforms. Others do not expect much valuable change at all due to the slow pace of complex educational systems with recent studies even showing a decline in the quality of educational outcomes during the last five years as a result of even too much digitalization in education. This paper discusses these positions with an emphasis on the roles of humans and computers and their interfaces, i.e. Human-Computer Interaction, for future learning and teaching with rapidly changing information technologies in the next 25 and 50 years.

Unorthodox Information Sources of Coping With the COVID-19 Crisis in the Ultra-Orthodox Society

This study examines the role of information sources in the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish community’s coping with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Israel by comparing their use of digital versus traditional information platforms. The study examined coping with COVID-19, considering explanatory variables such as Community Sense of Coherence (C-SOC), Internet usage, and other demographic variables. Using an online survey, 212 participants responded who identified as ultra-Orthodox and had access to the Internet, of which 47.2% were women and 52.8% were men, with a mean age of 37.66 ( SD = 12.60). Findings showed that the emotional and cognitive coping levels of members of ultra-Orthodox society with COVID-19 utilizing digital information sources were significantly better than those among community members using traditional information sources. Furthermore, the more the Internet was used for information or social needs, the more digital information sources helped community members cope with the crisis from an emotional and cognitive viewpoint. Conversely, the more participants felt that ultra-Orthodox society is a significant factor that helps them face life’s challenges (C-SOC), the better they coped with the pandemic utilizing traditional information sources. This study presents a novel, previously unstudied approach to ultra-Orthodox society’s coping methods with a worldwide crisis, whether through digital or traditional information sources. The study’s findings emphasize the need to make reliable and timely digital information accessible to this community, especially during a crisis, while respecting the culture and values of ultra-Orthodox society.

Analysis of Digital Literacy of MIPA and MIPA Education Students

UNCEN Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education Department students are students who actively play a role in utilizing digital information sources. However, this raises problems regarding the use of digital sources. So because of the problems that often occur, it is not yet known whether students have utilized digital resources properly and correctly, so research needs to be conducted to find out more about what the digital literacy of students majoring in Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education is like in supporting learning using instant DCA (Digital Competence Assessment) measurements. which is a model and instrument used to determine and measure a person's digital literacy abilities. The research results show that the digital literacy skills of students majoring in P.MIPA in using technology are in the sufficient category with a percentage achievement of 59.25%. In the cognitive dimension, the overall percentage of results was 54.92%, which was categorized as sufficient. Meanwhile, in the ethical dimension, the overall percentage of results was 62.76%, which is categorized as good

ACTUALIZACIÓN SOBRE ASPECTOS EPIDEMIOLÓGICOS DE LA RICKETTSIOSIS EN EL TRÓPICO DE MÉXICO

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Rickettsioses are diseases caused by <em>Rickettsia</em> bacteria, transmitted through tick or mite bites, or through contact with feces from lice or fleas. In Mexico, these diseases are a major public health concern, particularly in the tropical states where they appear to be responsible for most cases and the highest mortality rates. In the epidemiology of rickettsiosis, domiciled dogs and rodents play a significant role in maintaining of biological vectors in the vicinity of dwellings and in domestic and companion animals that people live with. It has been determined that some characteristics of households in localities with some degree of social-economic marginalization increase the risk of occurrence of <em>Rickettsia</em> spp. in the occupants. <strong>Objective:</strong> To present a literature review on the epidemiology of rickettsiosis, delving into studies about the characteristics of the peridomiciliary space and the most common animals that live there involved in the occurrence of rickettsiosis in localities of the Mexican tropic<strong>. Methodology:</strong> Using keywords related to the objective, a search between November 2022 and April 2023 was carried out on digital sources of information from various types of scientific references. The search results were classified according to eligibility criteria. <strong>Results:</strong> The information generated in the Mexican tropic on the epidemiology of rickettsiosis involving synanthropic and domestic animals, as well as the characteristics of the peridomiciliary space, is more extensive and numerous than in other regions of the country. <strong>Implications:</strong> The present review includes part of the epidemiological panorama of endemic rickettsiosis in the Mexican tropics, which is not necessarily attributable to other regions where environmental and socioeconomic conditions can modify the behavior of these diseases. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> It has been documented that the transmission of zoonoses such as rickettsiosis is influenced by ecological or environmental conditions and the characteristics of anthropized environments such as the peridomicile, which represent factors related to the occurrence of these diseases in the households’ occupants of localities in the Mexican tropics. Several pathogenic species of Rickettsia are found in domesticated dogs and some species of wild and synanthropic rodents, indicating their significant epidemiological role in the tropical regions of Mexico.</p>

Current Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Libraries

Since now a days online information sources like e-books, e-journal, e-database have increased considerably. The term “Digital Library” corresponds to a very complex notion with several diverse aspects and cannot be captured by a simple definition. The introduction of digital information sources on internet has revolution the academic world. This paper depicts that some of the issues and current challenges and opportunities relating to digital libraries

Modern Ways of Educating Parents of Children with Adhd

The relevance of the study is substantiated by the lack of modern programs of psychological and pedagogical education of parents of children with ADHD, taking into account the psychological characteristics and expectations of modern parents, against the backdrop of a growing number of children with these developmental characteristics who experience significant difficulties in the educational process. The main goal set by the authors is to identify effective modern methods of psychological education of parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, applicable in the context of inclusive education. Methodology. In the course of the study, an analysis of current domestic and foreign scientific publications and scientific and methodological sources was carried out, the method of expert assessments was applied (a survey of specialists of the psychological and pedagogical support service of inclusive schools of the Novosibirsk region and employees of the Regional Center for Diagnostics and Counseling) and a method of studying pedagogical experience (an analysis of programs that are laureates of the “All-Russian competition of the best Psychological and pedagogical programs and technologies in the educational environment” 2021 and 2022 using the methodology of the evidence-based approach). Results. Theoretical analysis and a survey of experts confirmed the relevance of the problem of psychological and pedagogical education of parents, without whose active and competent participation in the organization of educational activities of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity, the efforts of specialists in psychological support of this specific group of children do not give the necessary effect. In addition, difficulties in organizing work with parents are identified and described, and it is shown that specialists face problems when choosing effective methods of education that take into account such features of modern parents as lack of time, orientation to digital sources of information, the need for active dialog interaction with specialists and visual provision of necessary information. It is confirmed that specialists of inclusive educational organizations need additional knowledge about the psychological characteristics of children with ADHD and their parents and in program and methodological materials with proven effectiveness. The results of the analysis of the programs-winners of the All-Russian competition led to conclusions about a clear shortage of program and methodological materials on psychological education of parents of children with ADHD, taking into account, among other things, the psychophysiological characteristics of parents of this group of children. It is shown that so far not all the award-winning programs provided in the register of the best psychological and pedagogical programs of the Federation of Educational Psychologists of the Russian Federation fully meet the criteria of practice with empirically proven effectiveness (evidence-based approach).

MENINGKATKAN DAYA SAING MADRASAH DAN KARAKTER SISWA MTSN 2 PIDIE JAYA MELALUI KERTAS

This research aims to determine good practices in the competitiveness of MTsN 2 Pidie Jaya and good practices in character building of MTsN 2 Pidie Jaya students through the KERTAS program. The problem in qualitative research relies on a focus point, determining the focus can limit the research study and determining the focus functions to fulfill inclusion-exclusion criteria or new information obtained in the field. Data analysis is carried out by organizing data, describing it into units, synthesizing it, arranging it into patterns, choosing what is important and what will be studied and making conclusions that can be shared with other people. Data sources can come from information sources such as books, journals, and other digital information sources. The research results show that improving the quality of madrasas requires the ability of madrasah residents to build and develop competitiveness in accordance with their abilities, potential, talents and interests. Madrasah competitiveness can be achieved by developing various madrasah activities while still paying attention to developments in the world of education and globalization. Madrasah competitiveness is influenced by several factors, madrasa head, learning innovation, facilities and infrastructure, community interest, quality of teaching staff, ability to collaborate and madrasah achievements. The KERTAS program has been able to contribute to strengthening student character and has become a vehicle for internalizing the values of developing talents and character values, so that it has been able to give birth to various activities that have competitiveness among internal madrasah residents and provide progress to the madrasah

Digital environmental information sources for creating augmented reality in education

To complete the ecological educational content in the context of augmented reality, the digital means of modern electronic publications were screened. Educational materials in the form of public services, interactive cartographic materials on topographic, geological, hydrological features, functional zoning of the territory, natural-climatic characteristics and environmental pollution are offered. On a practical example are given explanations on the use, interpretation of data on the territory and in the conditions of Novokuibyshevsk, Samara region. The definition of ecological situation analysis in the context of augmented reality is proposed for discussion. The procedure of description of its main components is shown. A classification table of educational content elements with digital sources of their formation is compiled.

Can YouTube videos be instructive for self-injection of enoxaparin subcutaneously in patients?

The aim of this study is to examine the most watched videos about the application of enoxaparine on Youtube in terms of quality, reliability, usefulness and comprehensiveness. The reason for examining the videos of the broadcasts on Youtube in the study is that Youtube is a digital information source that people can access easily. In the evaluation of the videos, the video power index was calculated based on both views and likes. The quality of the videos was evaluated according to the Global Quality Score-GQS score, and the reliability was evaluated according to the DISCERN scale scores. A total of 400 videos were watched in the study and analyzes were carried out with the remaining 34 videos after the exclusion criteria. 16 of these videos were uploaded by patients, 13 by healthcare professionals, and 5 by other individuals/institutions. 25 (73.5%) of the videos contain useful information and 9 (26.5%) misleading information. According to the quality scores of the videos calculated by GQS scoring, 15 were low, 6 were medium, and 13 were high quality videos. It was determined that the reliability and comprehensiveness scores of the videos were moderate. The results of the research revealed that Youtube videos are not an adequate instructional resource regarding the quality, safety and comprehensiveness of teaching self-injection of enoxaparine.

The combination of the Song Dynasty patterns and digital technology

Abstract The Song-era artifacts carry ideas of naturalness and moderate elegance, preserving and passing them on to future generations. The emerging digital opportunities and initiatives allow us not only to study pattern samples in detail but also to create digital equivalents that are not subject to aging or destruction. This research aims to obtain specific knowledge and situational experience regarding the digitization of Song Dynasty patterns. At the preliminary research stage, the authors performed an online survey on a popular Chinese platform. The survey confirmed the interest of a wide audience in cultural heritage (CH) objects and their preservation. The respondents noted the focus on digital sources of information and considered the documentary video format an optimal educational design. In the first stage, Song patterns were digitally processed using MATLAB version 7.0 and ACDSee. In the subsequent phase, based on the processed patterns, the authors developed an instructional video. In the third stage, the researchers assessed students’ knowledge acquired by watching a video (experimental group) or attending a lecture with a presentation based on raw patterns (control group). The results obtained before and after the intervention showed significant progress in each group. It indicated the effectiveness of the digitized images and this intervention for obtaining new knowledge and raising awareness about the Song Dynasty CH.

A cross-sectional study of inequalities in digital air pollution information access and exposure reducing behavior uptake in the UK

Air pollution is a pervasive global environmental challenge that presents substantial and differential risk across populations. Individual-level pollution exposure is a function of varying factors, including but not limited to geographic location, proximity to point sources, ventilation, and behavioral patterns. Mounting evidence suggests that informational interventions can play a substantial role in mediating exposures for specific population subgroups and reduce downstream adverse health outcomes. The literature has yet to address whether access to air quality information is sociodemographically stratified, and whether such access correlates with increased uptake of exposure reducing behaviors at the population level. This study represents a first step in answering these questions by analysing responses from the “Clean Air Public Insight Tracker” nationally representative survey (n = 1,993) of the UK population, administered by UK charity Global Action Plan. Results from logistic regression and zero-inflated negative binomial models estimate 28% of the population have accessed air pollution information, while the odds of younger individuals (ages 18–36), men, and non-white individuals of accessing digitally available air quality information are greater that those outside these categories. Additionally, the odds of behavior uptake is greater if an individual accesses digital information sources like the internet, mobile apps or social media, has a higher education qualification or cares for someone with a health condition. These findings contribute to the growing literature surrounding which population groups engage with environmental and health-relevant information channels, and what connects engagement with air quality channels and uptake of exposure reducing behaviors. These results reinforce the need for additional research around air pollution informational alerts and exploring causal links between specific exposure reducing behaviours and improved health outcomes. It can also help inform the flow of resources and targeting of informational campaigns towards sociodemographic groups that are less likely to engage with air quality information.

An Evaluation of Digital Information Literacy Skills among Undergraduate Students of Library and Information Science in Universities in Nigeria

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the digital information literacy skills among Library and Information Science (LIS) students in universities in Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research method, and a questionnaire was used to collect data from 279 final-year undergraduate students of Library and Information Science departments in six federal universities offering LIS in Nigeria. The study found that the final-year students of Library and Information Science trust their information search proficiency on the internet. The LIS students are aware of some information resources and not aware of others such as electronic theses and dissertations, e-reference books and e-books. The study revealed that the students frequently used online information resources such as online newspapers, online journal articles, online databases, and internet information. The majority of the students indicated that they do not trust and use information they find on the internet for their academic assignments. To search for information for academic assignments, the students try to use different subject terms on Boolean operators. The study discovered that students preferred digital sources of information, but still used the library to retrieve needed information. It also emerged that the students evaluate information resources by checking for currency, and the author’s name and expertise. The findings of the study may be critical for designing information systems that fit the information needs of students and support information management in developing countries. This could help educators in universities improve the learning experiences of their students and improve their competitiveness in the job market. Digital information literacy skills must become an integral part of higher education curricula in developing countries. Therefore, the study recommends that all students in universities need to take courses on digital information literacy irrespective of their field of study.

Critical evaluation and use of digital information sources by distance library students from the Federal University of Bahia

Introdução: O aumento da busca por formação em nível superior na modalidade a distância reflete a demanda social por aprendizagem mediada por tecnologias, corroborando para criação de documentos digitais, recursos educacionais abertos, metodologias de ensino apropriadas ao ambiente virtual, aumentando a possibilidade de acesso à graduação em diferentes domínios do conhecimento. Objetivo: Nesse contexto, este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar os níveis de competência em informação, conforme os conceitos do Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, da Association of College & Research Libraries, dos estudantes do curso de Biblioteconomia na modalidade a distância, e suas habilidades em pesquisa no contexto digital. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo de caso, com abordagem quali-quantitativa. O universo corresponde aos 173 estudantes matriculados nos quatro polos do curso na Bahia (Santo Amaro, Juazeiro, Vitória da Conquista e Ilhéus), e tem como instituição acadêmica o Instituto de Ciência da Informação, da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Resultados: Os resultados apontam que os estudos acadêmicos e profissionais são a principal motivação para as pesquisas realizadas em ambiente virtual. A competência para avaliação crítica da informação se evidencia, sobretudo, no âmbito da qualidade da informação. Conclusão: Para o desenvolvimento de competências em informação, em relação à avaliação de fontes de informação, deve-se considerar um projeto pedagógico do curso orientado à formação crítica em informação, e a formação continuada dos estudantes em nível superior.

An online cross-sectional survey of community pharmacists to assess information needs for evidence-based self-medication counselling

BackgroundCommunity pharmacists play an important role in healthcare. They are frequently visited by patients to receive advice on self-medication products. Little research has been conducted to investigate pharmacists’ information needs for evidence-based self-medication counselling.AimTo assess community pharmacists’ information needs in five predefined areas: general and specific individual needs, quality needs, utilisation needs, implication needs, and access needs for evidence based self-medication counselling.MethodAfter ethical approval, we conducted an exploratory, semi-quantitative, cross-sectional online survey. Members of three different chambers of pharmacists in Germany were invited to participate anonymously in the survey. They gave informed consent and received no incentive for their participation.Quantitative outcome: Frequency of relevance / importance of items within predefined information needs areas, except for access needs. Qualitative outcome: Open-text responses concerning all information needs.ResultsWe analysed data from a total of 823 participants who completed the survey. General and specific information such as dosage (74.2% [611/823]) and when to refer to a physician (64.6% [532/823]) as well as an over-the-counter product’s effectiveness according to medical guidelines (71.4% [588/823]) were rated as very important. Participants reported to prefer digital information sources (50.5% [416/823] strongly agreed), especially in the form of an easily accessible database (61.6% [507/823] strongly agreed) that contains regularly updated, manufacturer-independent, critically appraised, concise information.ConclusionCommunity pharmacists expressed distinct information needs for evidence-based self-medication counselling. Further information services on essential evidence-based pharmacy knowledge may be necessary to support implementation.

EHealth literacy was associated with anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

Electronic health (eHealth) literacy may play an important role in individuals' engagement with online mental health-related information. To examine associations between eHealth literacy and psychological outcomes among Nigerians during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This was a cross-sectional study among Nigerians conducted using the 'COVID-19's impAct on feaR and hEalth (CARE) questionnaire. The exposure: eHealth literacy, was assessed using the eHealth literacy scale, and psychological outcomes were assessed using the PHQ-4 scale, which measured anxiety and depression; and the fear scale to measure fear of COVID-19. We fitted logistic regression models to assess the association of eHealth literacy with anxiety, depression, and fear, adjusting for covariates. We included interaction terms to assess for age, gender, and regional differences. We also assessed participants' endorsement of strategies for future pandemic preparedness. This study involved 590 participants, of which 56% were female, and 38% were 30 years or older. About 83% reported high eHealth literacy, and 55% reported anxiety or depression. High eHealth literacy was associated with a 66% lower likelihood of anxiety (adjusted odds ratio aOR, 0·34; 95% confidence interval, 0·20-0·54) and depression (aOR: 0·34; 95% CI, 0·21-0·56). There were age, gender, and regional differences in the associations between eHealth literacy and psychological outcomes. eHealth-related strategies such as medicine delivery, receiving health information through text messaging, and online courses were highlighted as important for future pandemic preparedness. Considering that mental health and psychological care services are severely lacking in Nigeria, digital health information sources present an opportunity to improve access and delivery of mental health services. The different associations of e-health literacy with psychological well-being between age, gender, and geographic region highlight the urgent need for targeted interventions for vulnerable populations. Policymakers must prioritize digitally backed interventions, such as medicine delivery and health information dissemination through text messaging, to address these disparities and promote equitable mental well-being.