Association Between eHealth Literacy and Health Education Experiences and Confidence Regarding Online Health Information Among Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study.

This cross-sectional study examined nurses' eHealth literacy, health education experiences, and confidence in health education regarding online health information and explored their association. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among 442 nurses in Japan from September 2020 to March 2021. The survey items were the Japanese version of the eHealth Literacy Scale, health education experiences and confidence in health education regarding online health information, and sociodemographic variables.

Factors associated with depressive symptoms in Japanese women with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objectives: It has been suggested that patients with RA are more likely to suffer from depression. Therefore, this study identified the factors associated with depressive states in female RA patients to inform future patient care.

Methods: A self-assessment questionnaire was administered to 150 female RA patients aged ≥20 years regarding their satisfaction with disease activity, pain (measured using a visual analogue scale), self-rated depression scale (SDS), stress content (illness, work, family, difficulty in daily life, appearance, treatment and other), confidence in stress management and satisfaction (treatment effect, health status and relationships with health-care professionals).

Association of health-related quality of life with self-management and satisfaction of relationship with healthcare professionals in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objectives: We explored associations between health-related quality of life (QOL) with self-management and satisfaction with relationships with medical professionals among female rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.

Methods: Female RA outpatients completed anonymized self-reported questionnaires. Their confidence in self-managing different aspects of RA and satisfaction with relationships with medical professionals were assessed using a visual analog scale.