THE CORRELATION BETWEEN PARENTS’ eHEALTH LITERACY AND CHILDREN’S SLEEP HABITS

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to explore the correlation between parents’ eHealth literacy and sleep habits of children. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year with parents who agreed to attend the research among the students studying in two kindergartens in the center of a district in Turkey (n=138). The “Personal Information Form” “the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire” and “the eHealth Literacy Scale” were used as assessment instruments. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 package program. 87.7% of the parents were women, 52.2% of children are girl. 70.3% of the children had clinically significant sleep-related problems. It was identified that there was a significant difference in the mean scores of the eHealth Literacy Scale according to the education level of the parents (p<0.05). A negative, statistically significant correlation was identified between the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire mean score and parents’s the eHealth Literacy Scale mean score (p<0.05). The study identified that 70.3% of children had sleep-related problems. It has been determined that parents’ e-health literacy levels differ according to their educational status. In addition, the study concluded that as parents' eHealth literacy level increases, children's sleep-related problems decrease.

Keywords

• ehealth literacy
• child
• sleep
• parent