The Effect of Digital literacy, e-Health literacy, and Attitudes towards Internet Health Information on Health Behavior in Nursing Students

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify digital literacy, e-health literacy, attitudes towards internet health information, and health behavior and examine their relationship in nursing students. Methods: The participants were 180 nursing students at the college of nursing in Gyeonggi-do and Jeolla-do. The data were collected through self-report questionnaires from October 8th to 22th, 2024. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis in SPSS ver. 19.0. Results: Health behavior had a significant positive correlation with digital literacy, e-health literacy, attitudes towards internet health information. Factors influencing the health behavior in nursing students were subjective health status, health care such as exercise, and attitudes towards internet health information, and the model explained 35.7%. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is suggested to develop a health behavior promotion program that includes internet health information and an education program to improving digital literacy and e-health literacy and to evaluate the effectiveness of education program for nursing students.