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User Needs and Competencies (608) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (1341) eHealth Literacy / Digital Literacy (939) Usability and Technology Use Studies with Elder Subjects (542) Frailty Detection, Assessment and Prediction (251) Assessing and Building eHealth / Digital Literacy in Populations (109) Health Literacy, Health Numeracy, and Numeracy (94)

Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92045, first published .
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Association of eHealth Literacy With Cognitive Function, Frailty, and Functional Status in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Association of eHealth Literacy With Cognitive Function, Frailty, and Functional Status in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Authors of this article:

Chantal Flemm1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rainer Wirth2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah El Bataioui3 Author Orcid Image ;   Diana Daubert2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ida Haussleiter Author Orcid Image ;   Matthias Tristan Hermenau2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jan Dieris-Hirche3 Author Orcid Image ;   Judith Frederica Kuhlmann2 Author Orcid Image ;   Katharina Kunde4 Author Orcid Image ;   Ulrike Trampisch2 Author Orcid Image ;   Bianca Ueberberg5 Author Orcid Image ;   Horst Christian Vollmar4 Author Orcid Image ;   Theresa Sophie Busse1 Author Orcid Image
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Chantal Flemm   1, 2 , MSc ;   Rainer Wirth   2 , Prof Dr Med ;   Sarah El Bataioui   3 , MSc ;   Diana Daubert   2 , BSc ;   Ida Haussleiter   , Dr med ;   Matthias Tristan Hermenau   2 , BA ;   Jan Dieris-Hirche   3 , Dr med ;   Judith Frederica Kuhlmann   2 ;   Katharina Kunde   4 , MA ;   Ulrike Trampisch   2 , Dr sportwiss ;   Bianca Ueberberg   5 , Dr rer nat ;   Horst Christian Vollmar   4 , Prof Dr Med ;   Theresa Sophie Busse   1 , Prof Dr

1 Digital Health, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Marien Hospital Herne, University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

3 Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

4 Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine (AM RUB), Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

5 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Chantal Flemm, MSc
  • Digital Health, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health
  • Witten/Herdecke University
  • Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
  • Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia 58455
  • Germany
  • Phone: 49 23234995970
  • Email: chantal.flemm@uni-wh.de