User-Guided Design of a Digital Tool for Health Promotion and Radiation Protection: Results from an Internet Needs Survey

Yui Yumiya, Takashi Ohba, Michio Murakami, Hironori Nakano, Kenneth E. Nollet and Aya Goto
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Yui Yumiya: Center for Integrated Science and Humanities, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Takashi Ohba: Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Michio Murakami: Department of Health Risk Communication, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Hironori Nakano: Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Kenneth E. Nollet: Department of Blood Transfusion and Transplantation Immunology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Aya Goto: Center for Integrated Science and Humanities, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Digital tools can be powerful and effective in connecting people with life-saving and health-promoting support when facing a health crisis. To develop a digital application for radiation protection and health promotion for evacuees returning home after the Fukushima nuclear accident, we conducted a needs assessment survey and explored the association of people’s eHealth literacy (eHL) level with their digital tool knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP). Methods: From 339 responses to an online survey, data from 264 lay persons were analyzed. The KAP items were those used in a prior EU project, and eHL levels were assessed with a Japanese version of the eHealth Literacy Scale. Results: Multivariable analyses showed significant associations between eHL and the digital tool KAP for radiation protection (knowledge: adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.10; attitude: 1.06; practice: 1.10) and for health promotion (knowledge: aOR = 1.13; attitude: 1.06; practice: 1.16). Conclusions: People with a higher eHL had a more positive KAP. For those with a lower eHL, we are formulating easy-to-understand explanations to promote the utilization of the digital tool and enthusiasm for future community-oriented digital tools.

Keywords: eHealth literacy; risk communication; Fukushima nuclear accident; radiation protection; health promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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