Digital proficiency and health literacy in middle-aged and older adults through mobile devices (OITO Project): an experimental study (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.41873
• Publication Date: 2022-08-29T15:40:21Z
• Authors: Anna Quialheiro; André Miranda; Miguel Garcia Jr; Adriana Camargo d...; Patrício Costa; Margarida Correia...; Nadine Correia Sa...
• Keywords: Health Literacy; Baseline (sea); Digital Health; Digital Literacy

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Digital inclusion and literacy facilitates access to health information can contribute self-care behaviours informed decision-making. However, digital is not an innate skill, rather it requires knowledge acquisition. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The present study aimed develop, conduct, measure the impact, on literacy, of a program (termed “OITO Project”) at community-dwellers aged 55 years old above. <title>METHODS</title> intervention was organized as in-person, 8-workshop based, guided program, using mobile devices. Sociodemographic, status, use information, collected baseline, measured baseline (T1), completion (T2), 1-month (T3) thereafter, via Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire Health Literacy Scale questionnaires, respectively. <title>RESULTS</title> had 81% recruitment rate, 53% adherence, 94% satisfaction, with total 81 participants completing workshops. Most were women, primary schooling (up 4 years), between 65 74 years, retired. Participants low score in medium/high significant improvement T2 T3, compared T1, but without differences regardless sex, age, schooling. A self-reported autonomy observed T3 baseline. Regarding no found or <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> feasibility Indicators satisfactory, showing that methodology workshops substantial rate satisfaction. showed 8 workshops, maintenance one month after end.