PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

Background:
Digital technologies offer great potential for prevention and health promotion in terms of the availability of information and the individualized and needs-oriented design of content. However, it must be possible for the users to understand and apply them within setting-based prevention and organisational change. The concept of eHealth literacy brings together various determinants of this.
Objective and methodology:
In order to gain insight into the use of the eHealth literacy concept in research on digital technologies for health promotion and prevention, a systematized literature search was conducted. The databases Medline, CINAHL, SocINDEX, PsycINFO, Psyndex, IEEE Xplore, BASE and Web of Science were searched.
Results:
A total of 35 articles that focus on the concept of health literacy in relation to digital technologies were identified. The results show a marginal scientific discussion of the concept. So far, there is no adaptation of digital technology to the health literacy of users. This leads to a shortened perspective and to unused potential. Conclusion There is an urgent need to develop and apply an evidence-based eHealth literacy concept in order to modify digital technologies and health information target group-specific and resource-oriented and to use them in settings.