scholarly journals Associations between Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy, and COVID-19-related health behaviors among Chinese College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

10.2196/25600 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojie Li ◽  
Guanghui Cui ◽  
Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga ◽  
Sixiang Cheng ◽  
Huilan Xu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Ehealth Literacy

scholarly journals Association between health literacy and risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongyu Ren ◽  
Jianhua Cao ◽  
Bing Cao ◽  
Shuang E ◽  
Jujiao Kuang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Health Literacy Level ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Literacy Level

Abstract Background The association between health literacy and depressive symptoms has been examined among Chinese middle school students, however there is no evidence are available from college students. Aims This study aimed to examined the association between health literacy and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 2771 college students in Southwest University. Depressive symptoms was assessed using Zung self-rating depression scale and a score of ≥ 50 represented having depressive symptoms. We used Chinese adolescent interactive health literacy questionnaire to assess health literacy. Multivariate logistic regressions analysis was applied to assess the association between health literacy and depressive symptoms. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 34.9% (967/2771). Multivariate logistic regressions analysis showed an inverse association between health literacy and depressive symptoms after adjusting for potential confounders. The multivariate adjusted ORs (95%CIs) for depressive symptoms across quartiles of health literacy level were 1.000 (reference), 0.48 (0.39, 0.60), 0.25 (0.19, 0.32), and 0.16 (0.12, 0.21) (P for trend: <0.001). Similar associations were also found when all 6 health literacy dimensions were analyzed separately. Conclusion The results of this cross-sectional study indicated that higher health literacy level was associated with lower risks of depressive symptoms. Further prospective studies or randomized controlled trials should be conducted to prove the causal association between health literacy and risk of depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Restrained Eating, Body Image, and Dietary Intake among University Students in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 990
Author(s):  
Cuiting Yong ◽  
Hanmei Liu ◽  
Qiping Yang ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Yufeng Ouyang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Restrained Eating ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students

This study aims to explore the association between restrained eating, body image, and dietary intake among Chinese college students. This cross-sectional study included 1301 college students at two universities in Hunan Province. Electronic questionnaires were used to collect information including students’ demographic characteristics, restrained eating, perception of body weight, body satisfaction, and dietary intake. Anthropometric measurements were collected to calculate body mass index (BMI). The prevalence of high restrained eating was 52.8%. Students who were dissatisfied with their bodies or overestimated their body weight showed a higher tendency toward high restrained eating (p < 0.05). Students with high restrained eating tended to eat fruits and eggs more frequently, while the frequency of eating domestic animals and poultry, sugar-sweetened beverages, and fast food were the opposite. Moreover, high restrained eating was a risk factor for low dietary diversity (odds ratio (OR) = 1.384, 95% confidence interval: 1.002~1.912). The high incidence of restrained eating among Chinese college students and its energy-restricted diets that may lead to possible health implications require attention. Further studies are needed to investigate the characteristics of college students’ restrained eating to tailor appropriate interventions for forming positive body images and promoting healthy eating behaviors, thus, improving dietary quality.

Indonesian Student Nurses’ E-Health Literacy Skills

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dame Elysabeth Tarihoran ◽  
Dian Anggraini ◽  
Enni Juliani ◽  
Ressa Ressa ◽  
Ihlus Fardan
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ehealth Literacy

Background: Nurses should have a good level of e-health literacy to help patients utilize e-health information. Objective: To measure e-health literacy skills and contribute factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 2209 nursing student in Indonesia (October–November 2019) using eHeals. Result: The overall eHealth literacy was 4 (Scale 1–5). There were statistically significant differences between e-Heals score with contribute factors (<0.001). Conclusion: Indonesian nursing students already have basic necessary skills of e-health.

scholarly journals The Association between Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy and COVID-19 Coping Behaviors in Chinese College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojie Li ◽  
Guanghui Cui ◽  
Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga ◽  
Sixiang Cheng ◽  
Huilan Xu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Health Literacy Level ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Self Reported Health Status

BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic, Internet has spread a lot of information and provided people with knowledge and advice on health protection for COVID-19. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between health literacy, eHealth literacy and COVID-19 coping behaviors. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the association between health literacy, eHealth literacy and COVID-19 coping behaviors in Chinese college students. METHODS The snowball sampling method was adopted to conduct an anonymous online cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Participants completed surveys on health literacy, eHealth literacy, and COVID-19 coping behaviors. Linear regression was used to explore the association between health literacy, eHealth literacy and COVID-19 coping behaviors, whereas factor analysis was used to analyze the factor structure of the COVID19 coping behaviors. RESULTS A total of 1,873 college students aged 18-25 were recruited. 781 (41.7%) had adequate health literacy. The mean eHealth literacy score was 30.2 ±6.3. The results of factor analysis showed that COVID-19 coping behaviors had two dimensions, namely health protection behaviors and adapting behaviors. COVID-19 coping behaviors score differed significantly (P<.05) with respect to residence, grade, major, family economic level, self-reported health status, family member or friend infected with coronavirus, self-reported coronavirus knowledge level and health literacy level. Further, according to linear regression analysis, health literacy (Beta=.19, P<.001) and eHealth literacy (Beta=.39, P<.001) were positively associated with COVID-19 coping behaviors. CONCLUSIONS College students with higher health literacy and eHealth literacy had better COVID-19 coping behaviors. Nevertheless, COVID-19 coping behaviors varied with respect to place of residence, grade, major, family economic level, self-reported health status, family member or friend infected with coronavirus, self-reported coronavirus knowledge level and health literacy level. Therefore, enhancing health literacy and eHealth literacy has, to some extent, helped in reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection among college students in China. Prospective cohort studies at a larger scale are therefore needed to ascertain these findings.

scholarly journals Association between Emotional Eating, Depressive Symptoms and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms in College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hunan

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanmei Liu ◽  
Qiping Yang ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Yufeng Ouyang ◽  
Minghui Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Reflux Symptoms

This study aims to explore associations between emotional eating, depression and laryngopharyngeal reflux among college students in Hunan Province. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1301 students at two universities in Hunan. Electronic questionnaires were used to collect information about the students’ emotional eating, depressive symptoms, laryngopharyngeal reflux and sociodemographic characteristics. Anthropometric measurements were collected to obtain body mass index (BMI). Results: High emotional eating was reported by 52.7% of students. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 18.6% and that of laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms 8.1%. Both emotional eating and depressive symptoms were associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms (AOR = 3.822, 95% CI 2.126–6.871 vs. AOR = 4.093, 95% CI 2.516–6.661). Conclusion: The prevalence of emotional eating and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students should be pay more attention in the future. Emotional eating and depressive symptoms were positively associated with laryngopharyngeal symptoms. The characteristics of emotional eating require further study so that effective interventions to promote laryngopharyngeal health among college students may be formulated.

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