ArticleArchives of rheumatology2024
Assessment of electronic health literacy and its association with self-management among gout patients: A cross-sectional study.
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- The Association Between eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors During and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Nurse-supported self-monitoring of serum urate by gout patients using a treat-to-target approach: a feasibility study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Article
- Patient activation and self-management in patients with coronary heart disease: the mediating role of eHealth literacy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Latent class analysis of quality of life among patients with Kashin-Beck disease and its association with health literacy and social support.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between eHealth literacy and childbirth readiness among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to assess electronic health (eHealth) literacy and self-management ability among gout patients in China and analyze their correlation. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 168 male gout patients (mean age: 44.5±13.8 years, range, 22 to 76 years) using a gout patient self-management assessment scale and the Chinese version of eHealth Literacy Scale between August 2020 and February 2021. The correlation between eHealth literacy and gout self-management was examined. Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictors of gout patients' self-management ability. Results: The scores of eHealth literacy and self-management were 28.56±1.72 and 3.59±0.78, respectively, which were both in the medium level, with the lowest score in the lifestyle management dimension. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that eHealth literacy was significantly and positively associated with the total score of gout self-management and its four dimensions. Literacy in eHealth (β=0.399, p<0.001, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.023-0.069), living with family members (β=0.336, p=0.001, 95% CI: 0.313-1.234), living in an urban area (β=0.312, p=0.005, 95% CI: 0.191- 1.022), and having college or a higher level of education (β=0.268, p=0.016, 95% CI: 0.032-0.302) were the significant predictors of gout patients' self-management ability, explained 30.6% of the total variance. Conclusion: Literacy in eHealth was the most significant predictor of gout self-management ability. Gout patients had the lowest score in the perceived ability of searching and applying online health-related information, indicating that both the quantity and quality of gout-specific information needs to be enlarged in electronic resources. Healthcare providers could design and implement eHealth literacy interventions to strengthen patients' gout self-management ability.
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