Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κλίμακα Κοινωνικής Υποστήριξης στο Διαδίκτυο	Κλίμακα Γραμματισμού στην Ηλεκτρονική Υγεία (eHEALS)
Πεδίο	Πληροφορική της Υγείας	Πληροφορική της Υγείας
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2011	2006
Δημιουργός	Joana Vilelas, Carla Tomás; Emma Nick, David Cole et al.	George R. Norman, Herbert A. Skinner
Τύπος	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Vilelas, J. M., & Tomás, C. C. (2011). Internet social support: An instrument for studying virtual communities of patients with fibromyalgia. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 29(10), 576–585.	Norman, G. R., & Skinner, H. A. (2006). eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy Scale. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(4), e27.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	OSSS, Online Social Support, Internet Social Support	eHEALS
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	The Online Social Support Scale measures the perceived availability and quality of emotional, informational, and practical support received through digital channels—social media, online communities, forums, messaging apps, and digital platforms. Developed by Vilelas and Tomás (2011) for patients with chronic illness and refined by Nick and colleagues (2017), the scale recognizes that social support increasingly flows through digital networks, particularly for geographically dispersed, stigmatized, or medically complex populations who benefit from asynchronous, text-based support.	The eHealth Literacy Scale measures individuals' ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply that knowledge to health decision-making. Developed by Norman and Skinner in 2006, it assesses functional, communicative, and critical digital health literacy competencies essential for navigating modern health technologies and online medical information.