Pilot study validates a modified eHealth Literacy Scale for assessing digital health literacy in social media, suggesting it can improve critical appraisal skills.
Key Points
The adapted eHEALS shows high internal consistency with Cronbach’s α of 0.92, confirming its reliability.
Content validation resulted in excellent outcomes with S-CVI greater than 0.90, indicating strong relevance and clarity.
Exploratory factor analysis revealed a unidimensional structure explaining over 60% of variance, supporting its robustness.
The instrument effectively captures competencies for evaluating health information in social media contexts.