Abstract:

The relationship between the level of health literature and the behavior of acquiring and confirming health information in the digital environment is determined, this research is a cutting-edge type of study because it takes place within a specific time period. According to the data nature, the appropriate statistical methods were preferred. In this study conducted on a public university staff in Turkey, the layer sample method was preferred. The data was analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package Program for Social Science) V24.0 software program. The results of the study were interpreted at a 95% confidence range and a 5% confidence level (p<0.05). In the study, the average score for the health information confirmation methods acquired on digital platforms was high. However, the health information obtained without the use of social media platforms had a higher average score on the information obtained using these platforms. The critical and interactive health literature ratings of the participants were higher, while the functional health literature ratings were lower. The existence of a reverse and weak level of relationship between behaviors of obtaining health information without using social media and critical health literature has been identified. However, no meaningful relationship has been found between behaviors of health information using social media and the subdimensions of health literature. The medical knowledge obtained in the digital environment has established a positive and medium-level meaningful relationship between the method of verification and all subdimensions of health literature. Using the same measurement tools, research is recommended to be implemented on more samples and in different universities.

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