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Social support and technophobia in older patients with coronary heart disease: The mediating roles of eHealth literacy and healthcare technology self-efficacy.
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- Technophobia and computer anxiety in older adults: a systematic review of the influencing factors.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Determinants and Health Outcomes of Digital Health Literacy in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Digital Literacy Training on Physical Activity App Acceptance and Behavioral Intentions Among Older Women: An Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Association of oral frailty, social support, and technophobia with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life in Older Adults After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Mediating Roles of Coping and Health Literacy.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between social support, eHealth literacy, healthcare technology self-efficacy, and technophobia. It also analyzed the mediating effect of eHealth literacy and healthcare technology self-efficacy between social support and technophobia.
methodsOlder patients with coronary heart diseases (n = 396) from four communities in Qingdao were interviewed using the Technophobia Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, eHealth Literacy Scale and Healthcare Technology Self-Efficacy Scale. Data were analyzed using common method deviation test, Pearson's bivariate correlation analysis, and mediation analysis using the PROCESS macro.
resultsSocial support was significantly positively correlated with eHealth literacy (r = 0.614, p < 0.01) and healthcare technology self-efficacy (r = 0.635, p < 0.01), and significantly negatively correlated with technophobia (r = -0.578, p < 0.01). eHealth literacy was significantly positively correlated with healthcare technology self-efficacy (r = 0.822, p < 0.01), and significantly negatively correlated with technophobia (r = -0.651, p < 0.01). Healthcare technology self-efficacy was significantly negatively correlated with technophobia (r = -0.700, p < 0.01). Social support had a total indirect effect on technophobia of -0.410, with eHealth literacy and healthcare technology self-efficacy mediating 24.9% and 30.2% of this effect respectively, and the chain mediating effect accounting for 44.9%.
conclusionsOur findings provide a theoretical reference for nursing to develop appropriate interventions to alleviate technophobia among older patients with CHD.
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