J Korean Soc Med Inform.  2006 Dec;12(4):293-304.

The Impacts of Consumer's Subjective Health Literacy on Health Websites Acceptance and Empowerment

• Park HA
• Yun EK

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of consumer's subjective health literacy on health information websites acceptance and empowerment.
METHODS
Data were collected from people who had used health information website. Theoretical model was developed based on TAM(Technology Acceptance Model), and structural equation modeling(SEM) using Lisrel 8.5 was applied to test the relationship of hypotheses.
RESULTS
The final trimmed model resulted in a proper solution that exhibited adequate fit. This study supported that consumer's subjective health literacy was found to have a significant effect on empowerment by using health information websites.
CONCLUSION
This study showed the use of health information website is worthy of strengthening of consumer's empowerment, which can be expected to contribute to patient's active participation in health management.

Keyword

Health Information Website; Consumer Empowerment; Subjective Health Literacy; TAM; Structural Equation Modeling

MeSH Terms

Health Literacy*
Models, Theoretical
Power (Psychology)*