Associations between e-health literacy and chronic disease self-management in older Chinese patients with chronic non-communicable diseases: a mediation analysis

• Main Authors: Ying Wu (Author), Jing Wen (Author), Xiaohui Wang (Author), Qingyao Wang (Author), Wen Wang (Author), Xiangjia Wang (Author), Jiang Xie (Author), Li Cong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are an urgent public health issue in China, especially among older adults. Hence, self-management is crucial for disease progression and treatment. Electronic health (e-health) literacy and self-efficacy positively correlate with self-man...