Association of social capital with self-perceived eHealth literacy among community-dwelling older people: Age and gender differences

作者：Chenglin Cao, Wenwen Cao, Xin Zheng, Kai Ji, Yunwei Wu, Zhi Hu, Ruoling Chen, Zhongliang Bai · 发表于：Frontiers in Public Health · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.3389/fpubh.2023.1088863 · 被引用次数：32 · 研究领域：Health Literacy and Information Accessibility、Technology Use by Older Adults、Health disparities and outcomes

Background Studies have confirmed that social factors, including social capital and eHealth literacy, are important in later life. Currently, few studies are available for determining the relationship between social capital and eHealth literacy, and whether such a relationship exists among older people and there are age and gender differences in the relationship remain unclear. Consequently, this study aimed to investigate the association between social capital and eHealth literacy, specifically examing its variations in age and gender. Methods A cross-sectional study of 4,257 residents aged ≥ 60 years and dwelling in the community was conducted across four cities in China. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on general characteristics, socioeconomic status, social capital, and eHealth literacy. Generalized linear models were employed to assess these associations. Results There were 4,218 respondents (age 71.9 ± 7.2 years; 64.8% women). Overall, social participation, social connection, trust, cohesion, and reciprocity were all statistically associated with eHealth literacy (p < 0.05), while such an association was not observed for social support (p > 0.05). Specifically, a higher level of social participation was associated with better eHealth literacy scores among participants aged 70–79 years (p < 0.001), and a higher level of social connection was associated with better eHealth literacy scores for those aged 60–69 and 70–79 years (p < 0.001). Meanwhile, no ...