E-health literacy has been an evolutionary concept, especially during increased Telehealth usage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a tool used to improve medical knowledge among patients as well as increase patient-engagement amongst medical professionals and their patients.
“Internet technologies have become important for older adults to not only seek, understand, and evaluate information on health management but also apply and share acquired knowledge. Despite the disparity in e-health literacy among older adults, which affects health outcomes, its conceptual definition has not been distinctly clarified in previous studies. This study aimed to analyse the concept of e-health literacy among older adults and to identify its contexts in the nursing field.” Via BMC