Research progress of eHealth literacy intervention for the elderly

Abstract

Abstract: Electronic health literacy refers to the ability to obtain,understand,evaluate health information from electronic resources,and apply it to solve health problems. With the development of the Internet,e-health literacy has become an important skill that the elderly need to master. However,the level of electronic health literacy among the elderly in China is generally not high,and constructing effective intervention plans to enhance their electronic health literacy has become an urgent problem to be solved. This paper reviews the concept connotation,the theoretical basis of intervention,and intervention measures of e-health literacy for the elderly,and puts forward relevant suggestions,in order to provide theoretical reference for future intervention research.

Key words: Elderly, Electronic health literacy, Interventional research, Research progress

CLC Number:

R181.3⁺7

AN Lu, JIA Zhumin, WANG Mengmeng, LIU Chang, LIU Fangfang. Research progress of eHealth literacy intervention for the elderly. [J]OCCUPATION AND HEALTH, 2025, 41(6): 850-853.

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