LI Chao, YU Dajun, BU Lyuting
Objective: To explore the current status and relationship of electronic health literacy , health promotion behavior , and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic diseases. Methods: From August 1,2022 to February 20,2023, 325 chronic disease patients ≥60 years old were randomly selected using convenience sampling method. A structural equation model was constructed to analyze the relationship between electronic health literacy, health promotion behavior and health related quality of life in elderly patients with chronic diseases. Results: The total score of eHEALTH for patients was (18.73±10.64), the total score of health promotion behavior was (124.02±19.63), the total utility value of the European Five Dimensional Health Scale(EQ-5D-5L) was (0.79±0.22), and the EQ-VAS score was (72.35±16.21).The total score of patients' electronic health literacy is positively correlated with the total score of health promotion behavior (r=0.197, P<0.001); The total score of electronic health literacy is positively correlated with the score of quality of life (r=0.188, P<0.001), and the total score of health promotion behavior was also positively correlated with EQ-VAS scores (r=0.289, P<0.001). Structural equation model analysis showed that electronic health literacy in elderly patients with chronic diseases can directly affect their quality of life, with a direct effect of 0.168 (P<0.05); Electronic health literacy can also indirectly affect patients' quality of life by influencing their health promoting behavior, with an indirect effect of 0.046 (P<0.05). Conclusion: Medical institutions should attach importance to the level of electronic health literacy of patients, implement targeted health intervention measures, effectively improve the level of electronic health literacy, and thereby enhance their health promotion behavior and quality of life.