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The Association Between eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors During and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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  • Boyu Ruan

  • Jiashuai Tian

  • Xiaoyuan Wang

  • Dai Su

  • July 9, 2026

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    eHealth literacy is defined as the ability to seek, find, understand, and apply health information from electronic sources.

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    The review categorizes health behaviors into health decision-making, health-promoting, and health management behaviors for better analysis.

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    Measurement heterogeneity in eHealth literacy studies complicates the synthesis of evidence and necessitates explicit addressing.

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    Prior reviews have established a positive association between eHealth literacy and health-related behaviors, but further synthesis is needed.

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    This systematic review aims to synthesize evidence on eHealth literacy and health behaviors specifically during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Association Between eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors During and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • by Boyu Ruan, Jiashuai Tian, Xiaoyuan Wang, Dai Su

  • July 9, 2026

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