E-health literacy for patients with cardiovascular disease: a scoping review
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20240922-05234
- VernacularTitle:心血管疾病患者电子健康素养的范围综述
- Author:
Qian WANG
1
;
Jingying ZHANG
;
Minxing OU
;
Jingjing ZHAO
;
Xiujie ZHANG
Author Information
1. 大连医科大学附属第一医院心力衰竭与高血压科，大连 116011
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Review;
E-health literacy;
Cardiovascular diseases;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(12):1657-1664
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To carry out a scoping review on eHealth literacy in patients with cardiovascular disease to sort out eHealth literacy from four aspects of concepts, assessment tools, influencing factors and interventions, with a view to informing future research and practice.Methods:Based on Arksey and O'Malley's framework for reporting scoping reviews, the literature on eHealth literacy in patients with cardiovascular disease was systematically searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, Wanfang Data, and China Biomedical Database. The search period was from database establishment to May 3, 2024. Literature was screened, summarized and analyzed.Results:A total of 23 papers were included. The concepts and theoretical frameworks on eHealth literacy had their own focus, but no consensus was reached. The most commonly used tool to assess eHealth literacy in patients with cardiovascular disease was the eHealth Literacy Scale. The influencing factors included four aspects of demographic sociological and disease-related factors, psycho-cognitive factors, eHealth literacy knowledge and skills, and other factors. Interventions to improve eHealth literacy among patients with cardiovascular disease primarily included eHealth literacy training and use of portal-related digital toolkit.Conclusions:Currently there is no specific assessment tool for eHealth literacy for cardiovascular disease patients. In the future, eHealth literacy assessment tools need to be revised and improved according to the population characteristics and cultural background of cardiovascular disease patients. E-health literacy among patients with cardiovascular disease is at a moderately low level and is influenced by multiple factors. The influencing factors can be analyzed in depth through large-sample cross-sectional studies or longitudinal studies, and then a variety of intervention programs can be constructed at home or in the community with the help of multimedia and apps, with a view to improving the e-health literacy of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
