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This research aims to identify and validate a multidimensional structure of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) that acknowledges its ordinal response nature.

January 22, 2026Open Access

Development and Validation of a Revised Multidimensional Digital Health Literacy Scale: Secondary Analysis Using Cross-Sectional Data from the 2022 Getcheckedonline Community Survey in British Columbia, Canada

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IIIhoghosa Iyamu PGPierce Gorun HCHsiu Ju Chang

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Secondary analysis validates a multidimensional digital health literacy scale, suggesting targeted interventions are needed in diverse populations.

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This research aims to identify and validate a multidimensional structure of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) that acknowledges its ordinal response nature.
Analyzed cross-sectional data from the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey in British Columbia.
Participants aged ≥16 years engaged in sexual activity and completed the eHEALS on a 5-point Likert scale.
Utilized exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to assess scale structure.
Evaluated reliability and validity using polychoric ordinal alpha and other statistics, addressing missing data with multiple imputation.
A total of 1657 participants met inclusion criteria, with a mean age of 33.0 years.
Confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3-factor structure, explaining 65.7% of variance.
Identified dimensions: Information Navigation, Resource Appraisal, and Confidence in Use; demonstrating excellent internal consistency.

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Iyamu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6971bdad642b1836717e2620 https://doi.org/10.2196/78008">https://doi.org/10.2196/78008</a

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January 22, 2026Open Access

Development and Validation of a Revised Multidimensional Digital Health Literacy Scale: Secondary Analysis Using Cross-Sectional Data from the 2022 Getcheckedonline Community Survey in British Columbia, Canada

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Authors

IIIhoghosa Iyamu PGPierce Gorun HCHsiu Ju Chang

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Secondary analysis validates a multidimensional digital health literacy scale, suggesting targeted interventions are needed in diverse populations.

Key Points

This research aims to identify and validate a multidimensional structure of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) that acknowledges its ordinal response nature.
Analyzed cross-sectional data from the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey in British Columbia.
Participants aged ≥16 years engaged in sexual activity and completed the eHEALS on a 5-point Likert scale.
Utilized exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to assess scale structure.
Evaluated reliability and validity using polychoric ordinal alpha and other statistics, addressing missing data with multiple imputation.
A total of 1657 participants met inclusion criteria, with a mean age of 33.0 years.
Confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3-factor structure, explaining 65.7% of variance.
Identified dimensions: Information Navigation, Resource Appraisal, and Confidence in Use; demonstrating excellent internal consistency.

Cite This Study

Iyamu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6971bdad642b1836717e2620 https://doi.org/10.2196/78008">https://doi.org/10.2196/78008</a

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