Analysis of factors and paths influencing the health information-seeking behavior of stroke patients
HU Yufan
HE Lei
DENG Yue
JI Cuiling
YUAN Ping
CHEN Lu
Abstract：Objective To explore the current status,influencing factors,and action path of health information-seeking behavior in stroke patients.Methods From June to December 2022,239 stroke patients in a hospital in Nanjing were selected by convenience sampling method.General information questionnaire,Health Information-Seeking Behavior Scale,eHealth Literacy Scale and Information Self-Efficacy Scale were used to investigate.Results The total score of the 239 patients'health information-seeking behavior was(133.86±15.30),and the patients'health information-seeking behavior was significantly positively correlated with digital health literacy and information self-efficacy(r1=0.638,r2=0.672,all P＜0.01).Digital health literacy can directly and positively predict information self-efficacy and health information-seeking behav-ior(β1=0.910,β2=0.549,all P＜0.01).Digital health literacy could also indirectly predict health information-seeking behavior by using in-formation self-efficacy as a mediating variable(β=0.449,P＜0.01).Conclusion The current situation of health information-seeking behav-ior of stroke patients is poor,and information self-efficacy plays a mediating role between patients'electronic health literacy and health infor-mation-seeking behavior.Medical staff can take corresponding measures to strengthen stroke patients'digital health education and improve their positive belief in obtaining health information,so as to encourage them to form a good health information-seeking behavior and improve the health level of patients.
Keywords：strokedigital health literacyinformation self-efficacyhealth information-seeking behavior
Publication Date：2024-03-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 201-205 )