Assessment of the pharmacy students’ e-health literacy and mobile health application utilization

Nazlıcan Uçar Yaman; Mesut Sancar; Betül Okuyan

Article Details

Assessment of the pharmacy students’ e-health literacy and mobile health application utilization

Authors:

Nazlıcan Uçar Yaman | Mesut Sancar | Betül Okuyan

Publisher:

Marmara University

Main Topics:

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Journal:

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.23-29

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346748

pISSN:

2630-6344

Keywords:

Abstract:

 The aim of this study is to evaluate pharmacy students behaviours towards mobile health applications and e-health literacy. This electronic descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in pharmacy students in Istanbul, Turkey for two months. A questionnaire was designed based on the previous studies to evaluate knowledge and behaviours, point of view and perception about mobile health apps in pharmacy students. Turkish version of the eHealth Literacy Scale eHEALS was applied to the pharmacy students. The response rate was 88.10 n229. Among 260 pharmacy students, mobile health apps users and male pharmacy students had statistically higher eHEALS score when compared with non-users and female pharmacy students p0.05. Fifth-grade pharmacy students had statistically higher scores when compared with the third-grade pharmacy students p0.001. It was found that 83.08 n216 pharmacy students said that mobile health apps improve patients quality of life whereas 30.00 n78 thought that pharmacists have not sufficient knowledge of the using mobile health apps. As a conclusion, it was seen that pharmacy students knowledge and behaviours towards mobile health application will be increased with improving their e-health literacy levels.

 The aim of this study is to evaluate pharmacy students behaviours towards mobile health applications and e-health literacy. This electronic descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in pharmacy students in Istanbul, Turkey for two months. A questionnaire was designed based on the previous studies to evaluate knowledge and behaviours, point of view and perception about mobile health apps in pharmacy students. Turkish version of the eHealth Literacy Scale eHEALS was applied to the pharmacy students. The response rate was 88.10 n229. Among 260 pharmacy students, mobile health apps users and male pharmacy students had statistically higher eHEALS score when compared with non-users and female pharmacy students p0.05. Fifth-grade pharmacy students had statistically higher scores when compared with the third-grade pharmacy students p0.001. It was found that 83.08 n216 pharmacy students said that mobile health apps improve patients quality of life whereas 30.00 n78 thought that pharmacists have not sufficient knowledge of the using mobile health apps. As a conclusion, it was seen that pharmacy students knowledge and behaviours towards mobile health application will be increased with improving their e-health literacy levels.

 The aim of this study is to evaluate pharmacy students behaviours towards mobile health applications and e-health literacy. This electronic descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in pharmacy students in Istanbul, Turkey for two months. A questionnaire was designed based on the previous studies to evaluate knowledge and behaviours, point of view and perception about mobile health apps in pharmacy students. Turkish version of the eHealth Literacy Scale eHEALS was applied to the pharmacy students. The response rate was 88.10 n229. Among 260 pharmacy students, mobile health apps users and male pharmacy students had statistically higher eHEALS score when compared with non-users and female pharmacy students p0.05. Fifth-grade pharmacy students had statistically higher scores when compared with the third-grade pharmacy students p0.001. It was found that 83.08 n216 pharmacy students said that mobile health apps improve patients quality of life whereas 30.00 n78 thought that pharmacists have not sufficient knowledge of the using mobile health apps. As a conclusion, it was seen that pharmacy students knowledge and behaviours towards mobile health application will be increased with improving their e-health literacy levels.

 The aim of this study is to evaluate pharmacy students behaviours towards mobile health applications and e-health literacy. This electronic descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in pharmacy students in Istanbul, Turkey for two months. A questionnaire was designed based on the previous studies to evaluate knowledge and behaviours, point of view and perception about mobile health apps in pharmacy students. Turkish version of the eHealth Literacy Scale eHEALS was applied to the pharmacy students. The response rate was 88.10 n229. Among 260 pharmacy students, mobile health apps users and male pharmacy students had statistically higher eHEALS score when compared with non-users and female pharmacy students p0.05. Fifth-grade pharmacy students had statistically higher scores when compared with the third-grade pharmacy students p0.001. It was found that 83.08 n216 pharmacy students said that mobile health apps improve patients quality of life whereas 30.00 n78 thought that pharmacists have not sufficient knowledge of the using mobile health apps. As a conclusion, it was seen that pharmacy students knowledge and behaviours towards mobile health application will be increased with improving their e-health literacy levels.

Article Details

Assessment of the pharmacy students’ e-health literacy and mobile health application utilization

Authors:

Nazlıcan Uçar Yaman | Mesut Sancar | Betül Okuyan

Publisher:

Marmara University

Main Topics:

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Journal:

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.23-29

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346748

pISSN:

2630-6344

E-health literacy

knowledge and behaviours

mobile health application

pharmacy student

Issues

Article Details

Assessment of the pharmacy students’ e-health literacy and mobile health application utilization

Authors: Nazlıcan Uçar Yaman | Mesut Sancar | Betül Okuyan

Publisher: Marmara University

Main Topics: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Journal: Journal of Research in Pharmacy Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.23-29

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001346748

pISSN: 2630-6344

E-health literacy

knowledge and behaviours

mobile health application

pharmacy student

Issues

Authors:

Nazlıcan Uçar Yaman | Mesut Sancar | Betül Okuyan

Publisher:

Marmara University

Main Topics:

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Journal:

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.23-29

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346748

pISSN:

2630-6344