Digital Health Literacy of Children and Adolescents and Its Association With Sociodemographic Factors: Representative Study Findings From Germany
The results highlight a strong need for interventions to improve digital health literacy among children and adolescents, particularly in protecting privacy, navigation skills, and evaluating the reliability of health information. Effective interventions should be tailored to address the varying needs associated with age, migration background, and family affluence.
Authors
- Orkan Okan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1714-4783)
- Denise Renninger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9212-729X)
- Lisa Stauch
- Pia Rangnow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8239-7886)
- L Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1367-2055)
- Kevin Dadaczynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7367-5362)
- Anja Hartmann
Institutions
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- Fulda University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (DE)
- Bochum University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69170
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 25.34