Investigative Journalism
PAN Shuqi, MA Pengqiang, LIU Qun, KONG Yaping, YUAN Shiliang, WANG Kunyu
Objective To understand the current status of eHealth literacy and health education competency among healthcare professionals and analyze the influencing factors of their health education competency. Methods From March 4 to March 7, 2025, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 641 healthcare professionals at Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology using the general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of the eHealth literacy scale, and the healthcare professionals′ health education competency assessment questionnaire. Results The median score for health education competency among healthcare professionals was 135.00(116.00, 145.00) points, and the median score for eHealth literacy was 44.00 (38.00, 50.00) points. Quantile regression analysis showed that eHealth literacy had a positive effect on health education competency at the 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% quantiles, with coefficients of 2.21, 2.66, 2.28, 1.45, respectively. Salary satisfaction had a positive effect on health education competency at the 10% and 25% quantiles, with coefficients of 3.19 and 1.04, respectively. Interpersonal relationships had a positive effect on health education competency at the 10% quantile, with a coefficient of 3.18. Conclusion The impact of healthcare professionals′ eHealth literacy on their health education competency exhibits a threshold effect. It is recommended to implement targeted initiatives to enhance eHealth literacy, thereby improving the health education competency of healthcare professionals. Concurrently, attention should be paid to improving work environment factors such as salary satisfaction and interpersonal relationships, fostering a supportive organizational climate to further promote the effective implementation of health education in hospitals.