Electronic Health Literacy and Self-Care Among Older Persons with Heart Failure
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https://doi.org/10.60099/jtnmc.v39i03.269603Keywords:
electronic health literacy, self-care, older adults, heart failureAbstract
Introduction Electronic health literacy plays a crucial role in the self-care of people with chronic diseases. However, older adults may face limitations in electronic health literacy, potentially affecting their self-care, particularly those with heart failure, who require information to manage their conditions continuously.
Objectives This study aimed to study electronic health literacy and self-care and investigate the associations between electronic health literacy and self-care in older people with heart failure.
Design This study was a correlation descriptive research, using the electronic health literacy concept as a study framework.
Methodology Through purposive sampling, the participants included 84 older adults diagnosed with heart failure for at least three months. Data were collected from December 2022 to November 2023 using questionnaires on demographic and health, electronic health literacy, and self-care heart failure index. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product-moment correlation.
Results The participants had an average age of 69.48 years (SD = 8.29). Almost all of them used smartphones (96.43%), having overall electronic health literacy and subscales at moderate levels, while the overall self-care and its subscales were inadequate. Correlational analysis revealed that overall electronic health literacy had a significant correlation (p < .001) with overall self-care and its subscales, including self-maintenance, symptom awareness, and self-management, at moderate levels with Pearson’s correlation coefficients of .607, .508, .551, .520 respectively.
Recommendations Findings from this study highlight the significance of electronic health literacy and self-care. Healthcare teams can use this information as a baseline to plan for promoting electronic health literacy and self-care in older adults with heart failure, particularly those with similar characteristics to the study participants.
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