Adolescent health literacy and the Internet: challenges and opportunities.
Curr Opin Pediatr
; 26(4): 435-9, 2014 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24886952
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Adolescents have increasingly turned to the Internet as a resource for insight into their health questions and concerns. However, the extent to which adolescents will benefit from using the Internet as a source for health information will be determined in great part by their level of media literacy and health literacy. The purpose of this review is to explore challenges that adolescents face when using the Internet to access health information and opportunities for intervention. RECENT FINDINGS:
Adolescents must be able to access, understand, analyze, and evaluate health information on the Internet and then apply this information to make appropriate health decisions. Challenges faced by adolescents fall into the realm of functional literacy (e.g., not being able to spell a medical term needed in a search), critical literacy (e.g., not being able to differentiate accurate from inaccurate online health information), and, lastly, interactive literacy (e.g., translating online health information to appropriate health behaviors).SUMMARY:
More research is needed in this field to better understand the challenges and to propose effective solutions. However, a multifaceted approach that engages policymakers, educators, healthcare providers, online health information providers, and parents may be positioned to make the largest impact.
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Assunto principal:
Comportamento do Adolescente
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Serviços de Saúde do Adolescente
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Internet
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Acesso à Informação
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Letramento em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article