Table 3: Comparison of eHealth literacy between the U.S. and South Korea undergraduate nursing students (Rating 1 to 5, 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree).
U.S. | South Korea | ||||
Items | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | df | p |
How useful do you feel the Internet is in helping you in making decisions about your health? | 4.47 (0.54) | 3.86 (0.62) | 6.79 | 167 | 0.000* |
How important is it for you to be able to access health resources on the Internet? | 4.64 (0.53) | 3.74 (0.67) | 9.57 | 167 | 0.000* |
I know what health resources are available on the Internet | 4.48 (0.59) | 3.65 (0.61) | 8.95 | 167 | 0.000* |
I know where to find helpful health resources on the Internet | 4.48 (0.56) | 3.54 (0.70) | 9.63 | 167 | 0.000* |
I know how to find helpful health resources on the Internet | 4.49 (0.57) | 3.70 (0.65) | 8.39 | 167 | 0.000* |
I know how to use the Internet to answer my questions about health | 4.54 (0.62) | 3.79 (0.64) | 7.73 | 167 | 0.000* |
I know how to use the health information I find on the Internet to help me | 4.53 (0.60) | 3.87 (0.51) | 7.63 | 167 | 0.000* |
I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the Internet | 4.45 (0.71) | 3.55 (0.73) | 8.06 | 167 | 0.000* |
I can tell high-quality health resources from low-quality health resources on the Internet | 4.35 (0.685) | 3.02 (0.82) | 11.43 | 167 | 0.000* |
I feel confident in using information from the Internet to make health decisions | 4.34 (0.825) | 3.08 (0.76) | 10.28 | 167 | 0.000* |
Note: SD: Standard Deviation; M: Mean; *p value < 0.001.