Association between health-promoting lifestyle and electronic health literacy among Iranian university students
The level of eHealth literacy and health-promoting lifestyle are both above moderate. Nevertheless, more work needs to be done to improve eHealth literacy, and health-related behaviors. It is recommended that new educational programs integrated into the curriculum for students including how to search the Internet, introduction to health-related databases, and a lesson on health-promoting behaviors.
Authors
- Parvin Sarbakhsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-5152)
- Azizollah Arbabisarjou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-3175)
- Yalda Mousazadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0135-8170)
- Mohammad Tolouei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1820-7707)
- Heydar Mousavi
- Sahar Molaei
Institutions
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Lorestan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Akal University (IN)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Khayyam University (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06823-6
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08
Funders
- Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences