ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
The mediating role of out-of-hospital adherence between health literacy and quality of life in Chinese stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study.
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Background: Stroke, the second foremost cause of mortality globally, imposes a considerable disease burden in China. Limited health literacy and difficulties adhering to post-discharge care may be associated with poorer quality of life among stroke survivors. However, the extent to which out-of-hospital adherence statistically accounts for the association between health literacy and quality of life remains insufficiently characterized. Objective: To examine associations among health literacy, out-of-hospital adherence, and quality of life, and to assess whether out-of-hospital adherence statistically mediates the association between health literacy and quality of life in a cross-sectional sample of stroke survivors. Methods: A cross-sectional study included 509 participants recruited through convenience sampling from four traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in Shanghai. Health literacy, out-of-hospital adherence, and stroke-specific quality of life were assessed using Chinese-language instruments. Statistical mediation was examined using PROCESS Model 4 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Results: Stroke survivors' health literacy averaged 31.40 ± 6.78 (below threshold), with analysis skills scoring lowest (5.37 ± 1.17); Health literacy was positively correlated with quality of life ( Conclusion: These cross-sectional findings carry public-health-relevant implications for older adult stroke survivors, a fast-growing vulnerable subgroup amid China's population aging. Population-level targeted strategies to improve health literacy and post-discharge adherence may advance healthy aging by mitigating stroke-related health disparities among older adults, particularly for socio-economically disadvantaged subgroups including those with low educational attainment and rural residence. Further implementation research is required to translate these observational associations into community-tailored preventive interventions for aging populations.
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