Determining the healthy lifestyle behaviors and e-health literacy levels in adolescents

Eyimaya A. O., ÖZDEMİR F., TEZEL A., EJDER APAY S.

REVISTA DA ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DA USP, cilt.55, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s1980-220x2020021603742
  • Dergi Adı: REVISTA DA ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DA USP
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adolescent, Healthy Lifestyle, Health Literacy, Nursing, HIGH-SCHOOL-STUDENTS, EHEALTH LITERACY
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors and e-health literacy levels of adolescents. Method: A descriptive research design was used in this study. It was conducted with a total of 390 students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The data were collected using a personal information form, the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II and the e-Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents. For data analysis, descriptive analyses, t-test, variance, Kruskal-Wallis, the Mann-Whitney U and Pearson Correlation tests were used. Necessary approvals were obtained to conduct this study. Results: The present study found that the e-Health Literacy Scale mean score of adolescents was 27.51 and their HLBS-II mean score was 129.01. A positive significant relationship was found between the e-health literacy and healthy lifestyle behavior in adolescents. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the importance of e-health literacy in developing nursing procedures designed to increase the healthy lifestyle behaviors of adolescents.