Digital health literacy as mediator between language preference and telehealth use among Latinos in the United States
Using 2023-2024 U.S. National Health Interview Survey data, we found that digital health literacy (dHL) mediated nearly half of the difference in telehealth use between Latino adults with non-English and English language preference. These findings identify dHL as a modifiable mechanism linking linguistic and digital access barriers, underscoring the need for multilingual, inclusive, and equitable telehealth design.
Authors
- Miguel Linares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1938-0770)
- Lauren E. Wisk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-4140)
- Douglas S. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5063-8294)
- Júlia Rodríguez
- Arleen T Brown
- Adrian Casillas
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaf232
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00