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    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2017 Sep;23(4):439-449. Korean.
    Published online Sep 30, 2017.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2017.23.4.439
    Copyright © 2017 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

    A Comparison Study of e-health Literacy and Self-care Agency between Nursing Students and Non-health Department Women College Students

    Jung Woo Park,1 and Miyoung Kim2
      • 1Graduate School, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
      • 2College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Kim, Miyoung. College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3277-6694, Fax: +82-2-3277-2850, Email: mykim0808@ewha.ac.kr
    Received August 16, 2017; Revised September 04, 2017; Accepted September 04, 2017.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The aim of this study was to investigate e-health literacy and self-care agency of nursing students and non-health department women college students.

    Methods

    A descriptive comparative design was used. Participants were 67 nursing students and 67 non-health department women college students between 18 and 25 years old from a university located in Seoul. Data collection was done from September 2 to October 5, 2016 using structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, χ2 test, ANCOVA, ANOVA, Scheffé test, and Pearson's correlation coefficients with SPSS 23.0.

    Results

    e-Health literacy had significant difference (F=1.95, p<.018) between nursing students and non-health department women college students. However, self-care agency was not significantly different (F=1.05, p=.426). There were significant positive correlation (r=.63, p<.001) in e-health literacy and self-care agency of nursing students.

    Conclusion

    The results of this study suggest that education programs should be provided to improve the e-health literacy and self-care agency for women college students.

    Keywords
    Nursing students; Health literacy; Self care

    Tables

    Table 1
    The General Characteristics of Nursing Students and Non-health Department Women College Students (N=134)

    Table 2
    Difference in e-Health Literacy between Nursing and Non-health Department Women College Students (N=134)

    Table 3
    Difference in Self-care Agency between Nursing and Non-health Department Women College Students (N=134)

    Table 4
    Difference in e-Health Literacy and Self-care Agency by General Characteristics of Nursing and Non-health Department Women College Students (N=134)

    Table 5
    Correlations between Self-care Agency and e-Health Literacy of Nursing Students and Non-health Department Women College Students (N=134)

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    Data Collection
    Education
    Female
    Health Literacy
    Humans
    Literacy*
    Nursing*
    Self Care*
    Seoul
    Students, Nursing*
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