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A systematic review of eHealth interventions to improve health literacy

Jacobs, Robin J, Lou, Jennie Q, Ownby, Raymond L, Caballero, Joshua·2016·Health Informatics Journal

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Implementation of eHealth is now considered an effective way to address concerns about the health status of health care consumers. The purpose of this study was to review empirically based eHealth intervention strategies designed to improve health literacy among consumers in a variety of settings. A computerized search of 16 databases of abstracts (e.g. Biomedical Reference Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, Health Technology Assessments, MEDLINE) were explored in a systematic fashion to assess the presence of eHealth applications targeting health literacy. Compared to control interventions, the interventions using technology reported significant outcomes or showed promise for future positive outcomes regarding health literacy in a variety of settings, for different diseases, and with diverse samples. This review has indicated that it is feasible to deliver eHealth interventions specifically designed to improve health literacy skills for people with different health conditions, risk factors, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Authors: Jacobs, R. J., Lou, J. Q., Ownby, R. L., & Caballero, J.
Affiliations: Nova Southeastern University (US)
Corresponding author: Jacobs, Robin J
ORCID: Jacobs, Robin J
Ownby, Raymond L
Caballero, Joshua
Venue: Health Informatics Journal
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2014-06-10
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Pages: 81-98
ISSN: 1355-4743 (ISSN-L)
1460-4582
1741-2811
DOI: 10.1177/1460458214534092
OpenAlex: W2031942492
Cited by: 249
References: 44
Citations by year: 2026: 17 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 1.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Health Informatics Journal (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
NSUWorks (Nova Southeastern University) (submittedVersion)
AMIA
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Health, Technology, Consumer Behavior
Keywords: digital health interventions, health literacy, health information technology, patient education, health care consumers
MeSH terms: Computer Literacy, Health Education, Humans, Databases, Factual, Telemedicine, Internet, Health Literacy

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