To understand the current status of digital health literacy among rural elderly individuals in Shandong Province and analyze the main influencing factors.
A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was employed to select 720 rural individuals aged 60 years and older from the eastern, central, and western regions of Shandong Province for a questionnaire survey. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the factors influencing digital health literacy among the elderly.
The average digital health literacy score of the 720 rural elderly participants was 58.31±16.34. Multiple linear regression revealed that factors associated with higher digital health literacy included normal BMI (β=8.28, P<0.001), low body weight (β=18.61, P<0.001), self-reported good health status (β=6.90, P<0.001), general health status (β=10.20, P<0.001), being married (β=3.49, P=0.001), monthly income between 3 000-4 999 yuan (β=6.75, P<0.001), income ≥5 000 yuan (β=11.48, P<0.001), and having health insurance coverage (urban employee health insurance/rural resident health insurance) (β=5.58, P=0.001).
The level of digital health literacy among rural elderly individuals in Shandong Province needs improvement. Targeted measures should be implemented from five aspects: personal traits, behavioral characteristics, interpersonal relationships, living and working conditions, and policy environment, in order to enhance digital health literacy in this population.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |