Impact of digital health literacy on health-related quality of life in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: the mediating effect of health-promoting lifestyle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of aging and digitalization, the development and application of digital health can help meet the growing health needs of older adults. Improving digital health literacy of older adults may be an effective way to alleviate the shortage of public health resources and improve their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the impact of digital health literacy on HRQoL in older adults and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. This study intends to explore whether digital health literacy has an effect on HRQoL in community-dwelling older adults, and whether health-promoting lifestyle plays a mediating role between digital health literacy and HRQoL, while providing a theoretical basis for the scientific construction of HRQoL intervention programs for

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10321557 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature