Research progress on digital health literacy in the field of medical and health care

It has demonstrated tremendous potential in meeting the public's diverse health management needs, enhancing individuals’ digital health literacy, and improving health behaviors. By enhancing the accessibility and precision of medical and health services, the application ability of health information among the general public can be strengthened and their digital health literacy improved.

However, issues such as the digital divide, data and privacy security risks, and insufficient compatibility of medical information systems remain the biggest challenges at present. In the future, it is necessary to rely on national policy support, innovative information technology, and popular science education to build a more inclusive digital health ecosystem. Therefore, this article aims to systematically review the research progress in the overview, research status, assessment tools, and influencing factors of digital health literacy in recent years, in order to provide new research perspectives for relevant scholars.