How digital health literacy shapes health: Mediating role of physical activity and heterogeneity in China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study systematically examines the impact of digital health literacy (DHL) on the physical and mental health of Chinese adults, particularly focusing on how DHL might enhance physical health through physical activity (PA) mediation.

Methods

Drawing on nationally representative Chinese data, this study employed multivariable linear regression combined with mediation analysis to assess the association between DHL and adult health outcomes, while evaluating the mediating role of PA. Robustness was verified through propensity score matching (PSM), logistic regression, and mediation effect pathway tests. Heterogeneity analyses stratified by gender, household registration status, and other demographic factors further elucidated variations in DHL's impacts on physical a

SUBMITTER: Cheng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262867 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature