Author, as appears in the article.: Castarlenas, Elena; Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elisabet; Roy, Ruben; Tome-Pires, Catarina; Sole, Ester; Jensen, Mark P; Miro, Jordi
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Castarlenas Solé, Elena Teresa / Miró Martínez, Jordi / Roy Brusi, Rubén / Sánchez Rodríguez, Elisabet / Sole Pijuan, Ester
Keywords: Telemedicine Surveys and questionnaires Self-efficacy questionnaire Self-efficacy Psychology Psychological function Mental health Literacy Internet Humans Health literacy Health education Frequency analysis Electronics Ehealth literacy Cross-sectional studies Chronic pain Adult version validation self-efficacy psychological function people older-adults inventory internet hospital anxiety ehealth literacy depression chronic pain
Abstract: Electronic health literacy skills and competences are important for empowering people to have an active role in making appropriate health care decisions. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to (1) examine the frequency of use of the Internet for seeking online information about chronic pain, (2) determine the level of eHealth literacy skills in the study sample, (3) identify the factors most closely associated with higher levels of eHealth literacy, and (4) examine self-efficacy as a potential mediator of the association between eHealth literacy and measures of pain and function in a sample of adults with chronic pain. One-hundred and sixty-one adults with chronic pain completed measures assessing internet use, eHealth literacy, pain interference, anxiety, depression, and pain-related self-efficacy. Results indicated that 70% of the participants are active users of the Internet for seeking information related to their health. The level of eHealth literacy skills was not statistically significantly associated with participants’ age or pain interference but was significantly negatively associated with both anxiety and depression. In addition, the findings showed that self-efficacy fully explained the relationship between eHealth literacy and depression and partially explained the relationship between eHealth literacy and anxiety. Self-efficacy should be considered as a treatment target in eHealth literacy interventions, due to its role in explaining the potential benefits of eHealth literacy. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: ester.sole@urv.cat elena.castarlenas@urv.cat ruben.roy@estudiants.urv.cat ruben.roy@estudiants.urv.cat elisabet.sanchez@urv.cat jordi.miro@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-1540-8143 0000-0003-0383-2526 0000-0003-3813-762X 0000-0003-3813-762X 0000-0001-8377-1799 0000-0002-1998-6653
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/23/12528
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 18 (23): 12528-
APA: Castarlenas, Elena; Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elisabet; Roy, Ruben; Tome-Pires, Catarina; Sole, Ester; Jensen, Mark P; Miro, Jordi (2021). Electronic health literacy in individuals with chronic pain and its association with psychological function. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 18(23), 12528-. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312528
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312528
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications