Digital health literacy as mediator between language preference and telehealth use among Latinos in the United States.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 41528308.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/jamia/ocaf232 and PMC identifier 12981654.
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Abstract
Using 2023-2024 U.S. National Health Interview Survey data, we found that digital health literacy (dHL) mediated nearly half of the difference in telehealth use between Latino adults with non-English and English language preference. These findings identify dHL as a modifiable mechanism linking linguistic and digital access barriers, underscoring the need for multilingual, inclusive, and equitable telehealth design.
Medical subject headings
- Health Literacy
- Hispanic or Latino
- Telemedicine
- Language
- Communication Barriers