Analysis of Digital Literacy in Health through Active University Teaching
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Variables and Instrument
2.4. Intervention
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of Digital Literacy in Health
3.2. Analysis of Scientific Knowledge in Health
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Categories | Scale |
---|---|
Inadequate | 0–19 |
Problematic | 20–24 |
Sufficient | 25–31 |
Excellent | 32–40 |
Categories | Percentage |
---|---|
Inadequate | 0–25% |
Problematic | 26–50% |
Sufficient | 51–75% |
Excellent | 76–100% |
Total | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-test | 23.93 ± 4.59 * | 24.36 ± 4.92 | 22.85 ± 4.35 |
Post-test | 34.55 ± 2.69 * | 34.93 ± 2.99 | 33.43 ± 2.62 |
Sex | Average | Standard Deviation | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 3.76 * | 0.28 | 94% |
Male | 3.25 * | 0.30 | 81.25% |
Total | 3.59 | 0.32 | 89.75% |
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | |
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Correct | 29 (69.05%) | 42 (100%) | 27 (64.29%) | 42 (100%) |
Semi-correct | 12 (28.57%) | 15 (35.71%) | ||
Incorrect | 1 (2.38%) | |||
Total | 42 (100%) | 42 (100%) | 42 (100%) | 42 (100%) |
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De la Hoz, A.; Cubero, J.; Melo, L.; Durán-Vinagre, M.A.; Sánchez, S. Analysis of Digital Literacy in Health through Active University Teaching. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126674
De la Hoz A, Cubero J, Melo L, Durán-Vinagre MA, Sánchez S. Analysis of Digital Literacy in Health through Active University Teaching. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(12):6674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126674
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe la Hoz, Alejandro, Javier Cubero, Lina Melo, Miguel A. Durán-Vinagre, and Susana Sánchez. 2021. "Analysis of Digital Literacy in Health through Active University Teaching" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 12: 6674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126674