Relationship between nurses' electronic health literacy and health education competence based on canonical correlation analysis
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20240527-02975
- VernacularTitle:基于典型相关分析的护士电子健康素养与其健康教育胜任力关系研究
- Author:
Huilin ZHANG
1
;
Xiaoli LIU
1
;
Yusheng WANG
1
;
Yunhua ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. 晋城市人民医院普通外科三病区，晋城 048026
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Electronic health;
Electronic health literacy;
Health education competence;
Nurses;
Canonical correlation analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(9):1227-1233
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the correlation between nurses' electronic health literacy and their health education competence.Methods:A convenience sampling method was used to select nurses from 24 secondary and tertiary hospitals in Jincheng for the study from July to August 2022. The Mobile-e Health Literacy Scale and the Nurse Health Education Competence Self-assessment Scale were used to survey the subjects. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to analyze the correlation between nurses' electronic health literacy and their health education competence. Canonical correlation analysis was employed to build a standardized canonical correlation model, conduct canonical structure analysis, and canonical redundancy analysis to explore the relationship between electronic health literacy and health education competence in nurses.Results:A total of 705 questionnaires were distributed, 74 were excluded due to short response times (<120 seconds), regular responses, or incorrect fillings, leaving 631 valid questionnaires, with an effective response rate of 89.5%. The total score of the Mobile-e Health Literacy Scale for 631 nurses was (50.40±8.75), with scores of (12.69±2.41) for self-perception, (21.35±3.70) for information acquisition, and (16.36±3.29) for interaction judgment. The total score for the Nurse Health Education Competence Self-assessment Scale was (366.32±57.51), with subscale scores of (29.71±4.77) for knowledge and experience, (95.65±14.20) for comprehensive quality, and (240.97±40.85) for skills and abilities. The total score of electronic health literacy and the scores of each dimension were positively correlated with the scores of each subscale of health education competence ( P<0.01). Canonical correlation analysis identified three pairs of canonical variables, with correlation coefficients of 0.750, 0.279, and 0.067 for the first, second, and third pairs, respectively. The correlation coefficients of the first and second pairs were statistically significant ( P<0.01). Nurses' electronic health literacy was primarily determined by interaction judgment ( r=-0.982), while health education competence was primarily determined by skills and abilities ( r=-0.995) . Conclusions:There is a positive correlation between nurses' electronic health literacy and health education competence. Enhancing nurses' electronic health literacy is of significant importance for improving their health education competence.
