Global Health Literacy Summit 2021
03 - 05 October 2021
Virtual

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Abstract

Title
Validating the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI-KR) among South Korean Undergraduates
Type
Oral Presentation Only
Theme
Global Health Literacy Summit 2021
Topic
Digital and technological health literacy

Authors

Main Author
Heeran Chun1
Presenting Author
Heeran Chun1
Co-Author
Eun Ja Park4
Seul Ki Choi4
Hye-ran Yoon1
Orkan Okan2
Kevin Dadaczynski 3

Authors' Institution

Department / Institution / Country
Department of Health Administration / Jungwon University / Korea, Rep. (대한민국)1
Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Literacy Research / Bielefeld University / Germany (Deutschland)2
Public Health Centre Fulda / Fulda University of Applied Sciences / Germany (Deutschland)3
Health Policy / Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs / Korea, Rep. (대한민국)4
Content
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Digital health literacy is crucial in accessing and applying health information in the COVID pandemic period. University students are exposed to digital technologies every day, but internationally comparable measures for digital health literacy have been rarely studied.   

This study aims to adapt the digital health literacy instrument (DHLI) into Korean and to assess the psychometric properties, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. A cross-sectional, nationwide, and web-based survey was conducted among 604 Korean undergraduates during the later COVID-19 period. Based on the Digital Health Literacy Instrument(DHLI) by the Global COVID HL Network, the Korean questionnaire was developed by group translation, expert reviews, and forward-backward translation for validation. The scale reliability and validity were examined using Cronbach’s alpha, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

Results support the theoretical four factor structure (information searching, self-generated content, evaluating reliability, determining relevance) in the Coronavirus related DHLI among Korean University students. Internal reliability of the scale was high(Cronbach’s α=.910). Principal axis factoring extracted the four factors with 12 items and explained 75.1% of total variance (KMO=.910, Bartlett's χ2=3822.547, df= 66, p<.001). The four factors model was supported by confirmatory factor analysis (GFI=.972, CFI=.984, TLI=.978, RMSEA= 0.045).  This study revealed that the DHLI-KR was a valid and reliable measure with appropriate psychometric characteristics.
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