Table 2 The status of digital health literacy by different internet-related characteristics (N = 572)
Characteristic | n (%) | Digital health literacy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | F or t | P value | ||
Duration of internet usage |  |  | 450.972 |  < 0.001 |
 0 | 183 (31.99%) | 15.50 (2.22) |  |  |
 1–5 year (s) | 202 (35.31%) | 41.54 (12.75) |  |  |
 6–10 years | 146 (25.52%) | 52.42 (11.50) |  |  |
  ≥ 11 years | 41 (7.17%) | 57.02 (12.25) |  |  |
Frequency of internet usage |  |  | 583.173 |  < 0.001 |
 Never/Seldom | 186 (32.52%) | 15.45 (1.99) |  |  |
 Several times a week | 25 (4.37%) | 34.76 (11.56) |  |  |
 Every day | 361 (63.11%) | 48.41 (13.04) |  |  |
Time spent using the internet per day |  |  | 286.262 |  < 0.001 |
 < 1 h | 243 (42.48%) | 20.47 (11.10) |  |  |
 1–2 h | 171 (29.90%) | 46.70 (11.88) |  |  |
 3–4 h | 101 (17.66%) | 51.23 (12.53) |  |  |
 ≥ 5 h | 57 (9.97%) | 54.12 (13.06) |  |  |
frequency of asking for help actively |  |  | 189.95 |  < 0.001 |
 Never/Seldom | 296 (51.75%) | 25.71 (16.16) |  |  |
 Sometimes | 130 (22.73%) | 49.07 (12.09) |  |  |
 Often/Always | 146 (25.52%) | 49.52 (12.67) |  |  |
frequency of receiving guidance passively |  |  | 220.901 |  < 0.001 |
 Never/Seldom | 277 (48.43%) | 24.39 (15.43) |  |  |
 Sometimes | 140 (24.48%) | 48.46 (12.53) |  |  |
 Often/Always | 155 (27.10%) | 49.54 (12.57) |  |  |
Perceived usefulness |  |  | 300.094 |  < 0.001 |
Not useful at all/Not useful | 218 (38.11%) | 20.12 (10.49) | Â | Â |
 Unsure | 117 (20.45%) | 45.90 (12.82) |  |  |
 Useful/Very useful | 237 (41.43%) | 48.37 (15.09) |  |  |
Perceived ease of use |  |  | 408.686 |  < 0.001 |
 Very difficult/Difficult | 287 (50.17%) | 23.00 (12.82) |  |  |
 Unsure | 48 (8.39%) | 44.46 (11.64) |  |  |
 Easy/Very easy | 237 (41.43%) | 52.68 (10.93) |  |  |
Perceived risk |  |  | 247.122 |  < 0.001 |
 Very low/Low | 189 (33.04%) | 51.39 (12.22) |  |  |
 Unsure | 99 (17.31%) | 46.17 (14.33) |  |  |
 High/Very high | 284 (49.65%) | 24.42 (14.33) |  |  |
Perceived reliability |  |  | 273.213 |  < 0.001 |
 Not at all/A little | 284 (49.65%) | 23.96 (14.00) |  |  |
 Unsure | 176 (30.77%) | 49.81 (11.71) |  |  |
 Somewhat/Mostly | 112 (19.58%) | 50.43 (14.05) |  |  |