Associations Among Digital Health Literacy, Lifestyle Factors, and Cardiovascular Health in Black and Hispanic Communities: Cross-Sectional Study
The relationship between DHL and cardiovascular-protective behaviors was mixed, suggesting that DHL may not be sufficient to promote consistent health-protective behaviors. The findings highlight the need for interventions that strengthen DHL while also addressing broader contextual and structural factors such as targeted digital marketing of unhealthy food and beverages, as well as environmental barriers. Longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to clarify causal pathways and inform equitable CVD prevention strategies.
Authors
- Oluwabunmi Ogungbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-0906)
- Nana Ofori Adomako (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-4304)
- Gloria Cain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0124-9946)
- C. Daniel Mullins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4322-2490)
- Diana Baptiste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8902-6255)
- Joyline Chepkorir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2273-418X)
- Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-4316)
- Roger Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2966-8778)
- Elizabeth Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-1337)
- Hailey Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6045-6542)
- Wuraola Olawole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4648-9388)
- India Kutcherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3611-5471)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Milken Institute (US)
- Howard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University of Baltimore (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/60654
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00