Cross-sectional study reveals a link between digital health literacy and bioethical attitudes, highlighting trust issues.
Key Points
A positive linear association was identified between digital health literacy and bioethical attitudes regarding trust in healthcare technology.
The 8-item Bioethical Attitudes toward Digital Health questionnaire demonstrated strong psychometric properties with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.686.
Exploratory factor analysis of the questionnaire revealed trust and privacy dimensions, explaining 59.8% of total variance.
Multiple linear regression analysis found significant correlations, particularly in the trust dimension, suggesting implications for ethical digital health practices.
Cite This Study
Ruelas‐Villavicencio et al. (2025) studied this question.