People behavioral during health information searching in COVID-19 era: a review

H Alzghaibi - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in health information-seeking
behavior (HISB) on the Internet. Objective This review aims to identify and synthesize the …

Adapted digital health literacy and health information seeking behavior among lower income groups in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic

RR Marzo, HWJ Chen, K Abid, S Chauhan… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Misinformation has had a negative impact upon the global COVID-19
vaccination program. High-income and middle-income earners typically have better access …

Health Literacy, Misinformation, Self-Perceived Risk and Fear, and Preventive Measures Related to COVID-19 in Spanish University Students

P Bas-Sarmiento, MJ Lamas-Toranzo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The “infodemic” is one of the main obstacles in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In
order to face it, health literacy (HL) is essential since it allows for knowledge about COVID …

University students' health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review of observational studies

C Ciupitu-Plath, BC Carrell, E Papadopoulou - Cogent Education, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
University students faced significant personal and educational challenges during the COVID-
19 pandemic. With health literacy (HL) being an important resource in navigating the …

COVID‐digital health literacy and subjective well‐being of students in Ghana: Mediation‐moderation analyses

F Quansah, F Ankomah, EK Agormedah… - Health Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Previous research has established a strong association between COVID‐19
digital health literacy (DHL) and subjective well‐being among several populations, including …

Research into the relationship between digital health literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors: an intergenerational comparison

M Çetin, R Gümüş - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Digital health literacy wields a pivotal role in individuals' health status in terms of
seeking and choosing appropriate and accurate information, and useful services from a vast …

Online health information-seeking behaviour and mental well-being among Finnish higher education students during COVID-19

H Rouvinen, H Turunen, P Lindfors… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Online health information-seeking behaviour has increased since the World Health
Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. This study examined …

Gender digital health literacy gap across age: A moderated moderation effect on depression among in‐school adolescents in Ghana during COVID‐19

JE Hagan Jr, F Quansah, JB Frimpong… - Psychology in the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic amplified the need for digital health literacy aimed at reducing the
psychological distress levels of people, including in‐school adolescents. Available evidence …

Digital health literacy and online information-seeking behavior of Lebanese university students in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic

C Bouclaous, AA Kamand, R Daher, A Alrazim… - Nordic Journal of Digital …, 2023 - idunn.no
This cross-sectional study evaluated digital health literacy (DHL) and web-based information-
seeking behavior of Lebanese university students. A total of 602 students (60.1% female) …

Association of digital health literacy and information-seeking behaviors among physicians during COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

BT Assaye, M Kassa, M Belachew, S Birhanu… - Digital …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Universal access to health information is a requirement for all global health
strategies in the era of pandemics. Getting health information from the internet is a great …