Bridging electronic health literacy and health-related quality of life in China: the role of health self-management behaviors (Preprint)
Published: March 17, 2025
BACKGROUND
Electronic
health
literacy
(eHL)
has
been
increasingly
associated
with
health-related
quality
of
life
(HRQoL).
However,
the
underlying
mechanisms,
especially
in
general
population,
remain
insufficiently
explored.
OBJECTIVE
This
study
aimed
to
investigate
mediating
role
self-management
behaviors
(HSMB)
relationship
between
eHL
and
HRQoL.
METHODS
A
cross-sectional
was
conducted
Shanghai,
China,
from
October
December
2022.
Validated
scales,
including
eHealth
Literacy
Scale
(eHEALS),
Adults
Health
Self-Management
Skill
Rating
(AHSMSRS),
12-item
Short
Form
Survey
(SF-12)
were
utilized
measure
eHL,
HSMB,
HRQoL,
respectively.
The
HRQoL
summarized
into
Physical
Component
Summary
(PCS)
Mental
(MCS).
Correlation
analysis,
multivariate
linear
regression
stepwise
backward
selection,
mediation
analysis
performed
explore
relationships
among
PCS,
MCS,
adjustments
for
sociodemographic
covariates.
RESULTS
Among
2,364
participants
recruited
urban,
peri-urban,
rural
areas,
scores
varied
significantly
by
demographic
characteristics.
Positive
correlations
HSMB
PCS
MCS
observed,
spearman
correlation
coefficients
ranging
0.24
0.46
(p
<
0.001).
Multivariate
showed
that
positively
(β=0.14,
p<0.001)
(β=0.23,
p<0.001).
Mediation
indicated
had
a
significant
direct
(PCS:
;
MCS:
)
an
indirect
effect
on
through
).
CONCLUSIONS
demonstrated
positive
association
acting
as
partial
mediator
within
population
Shanghai.
Targeted
interventions
should
be
implemented
improve
HSMB.
Language: Английский