Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Concept Development and Trends
Keywords:
health communication, digital health literacy, health information behaviour, VOSviewer, bibliometricsAbstract
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a shift in the development of global public health literacy. During this situation, the public has already started to appreciate just how important health information is in the lives of individuals and families. Amid the COVID-19 crisis in early 2020, digital health technology was thrust into the forefront as a means to deliver care at scale. The physical contact bans and the actual urgency of receiving in-depth info regarding the type of virus, prevention efforts (health protocols) and the healing process (vaccines), well are leading us all to exclusively use digital media. The opening of access to this service will make it easier for the public to get the health information they need, so it is hoped that it can encourage a healthy lifestyle for the wider community. The objective of the present article is to identify geographic trends in research on DHL globally from 2016-2025 using bibliometric analysis. The research was conducted using a systematic literature review method using the VOSviewer application. Data was obtained through a specific search for “digital health literacy” from the Scopus database, then processed and visualized using VOSviewer. The results of the study show an increase in the number of DHL research publications in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also identified five fundamental concepts in DHL, namely Information Seeking & Access, Information Comprehension, Critical Appraisal, Application & Problem Solving, and Technological & Interactive Proficiency. This study concludes that there’s any urgency to develop and mainstream research on digital health literacy, especially in developing countries such as Indonesia.
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