Exploring the relationship between e-health literacy and online health information-seeking behaviour among pharmacy students in Indonesia

IF 0.5 Q4 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Pharmacy Education Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI:10.46542/pe.2024.241.304310

Nanda Puspita, A. Kurniawan, Cahyani Ayu Ning Tias

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Background: Digital transformation has changed the health service system and how people search for health information. Digital health literacy provides basic knowledge that the prospective pharmacy workforce must have to provide comprehensive pharmacy service. Objective: This study aims to explore pharmacy students' eHealth literacy level and relate to their behaviour in accessing health information online. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 314 pharmacy students at two pharmacy diploma schools in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to identify online health information-seeking behaviour and e-health literacy scores. Results: Out of 314 students, most were women (86.3%) and sophomores (43.3%). More than half have health applications installed on their smartphone and access health information online more than twice a week. There was a significant relationship between e-health literacy scores and student entry year (p = 0.000), the frequency of online health information-seeking practice (p = 0.001), and installed health apps on smartphones (p = 0.002). Conclusion: A future altered curriculum and the appropriate study materials on digital health must be implemented to equip pharmacy students with adequate skills before graduation.

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探索印度尼西亚药学专业学生的电子健康素养与在线健康信息搜索行为之间的关系

背景：数字化转型改变了医疗服务体系和人们搜索健康信息的方式。数字健康素养提供了未来药学人才提供全面药学服务所必须具备的基本知识：本研究旨在探讨药学专业学生的电子健康素养水平及其与在线获取健康信息的行为之间的关系：对印度尼西亚雅加达和万隆两所药学文凭学校的 314 名药学专业学生进行了横断面调查。结果：在 314 名学生中，大多数为女性：在 314 名学生中，大多数为女性（86.3%）和大二学生（43.3%）。一半以上的学生在智能手机上安装了健康应用程序，每周上网获取健康信息两次以上。电子健康素养得分与学生入学年级（p = 0.000）、在线寻求健康信息的频率（p = 0.001）和智能手机上安装的健康应用程序（p = 0.002）之间存在明显关系：结论：未来必须改变课程设置，编写适当的数字健康学习材料，使药学专业学生在毕业前掌握足够的技能。

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Pharmacy Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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0.80

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20.00%

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174

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