Cognitive factors of using health apps: Systematic analysis of relationships among health consciousness, health information orientation, eHealth literacy, and health app use efficacy

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Cho, Jaehee ^a   Park, Dongjin ^b   Lee, H Erin ^c  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EHealth literacy; Health app use efficacy; Health apps; Health consciousness; Health information orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902241313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3283     Document Type: Article

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