ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1630350
Latent profile analysis of electronic health literacy and its impact on health promoting lifestyles among maintenance hemodialysis patients
Provisionally accepted
- 1Baoding First Central Hospital, Baoding, China
- 2Dongzhimen Hospital of Beiing University of Chines Medicine, Baoding, China
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Background:Despite the critical role of e-Health literacy(eHL) in modern healthcare, current research predominantly concentrates on conditions such as cancer and diabetes, as well as outpatient care settings. However, there remains a significant gap in studies specifically addressing the eHL needs of patients with maintenance hemodialysis(MHD). Objective:This study aims to explore the latent categories of eHL among MHD patients and its impact on health-promoting lifestyle (HPL). Methods: A survey was conducted using a convenience sampling method involving 500 MHD patients from three tertiary hospitals in Baoding. Data were analyzed using latent profile analysis (LPA) and a mixed regression model. Results: This study showed that MHD patients could be classified into low (23.17%), middle (49.78%), and high (27.05%) eHL groups, with the three-class model showing optimal fit (AIC=2321.213, BIC=2271.168, entropy=0.967). MHD Patients in the high literacy group scored significantly higher in all dimensions of e-HL and overall HPL (119.58±13.86) compared to those in the low literacy group (91.82±11.73) (all P<0.001). Multivariate analysis identified high educational level (OR=1.512), higher average monthly household income (OR=1.511), longer dialysis duration (OR=1.314), and self-management abilities (OR=1.243) as independent predictors of eHL. Conclusion:The findings suggest a heterogeneous stratification of eHL among MHD patients, closely linked to HPL. Stratified intervention strategies should be developed for different patient groups to potentially improve their health behaviors. The study provides evidence-based support for personalized health management.
Keywords: e-health literacy, Maintenance hemodialysis, Health-promoting lifestyle, latent profileanalysis, Quality of Life
Received: 21 May 2025; Accepted: 29 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Yang, Zhang, Wu, Hang and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Lan Yang, yl18617789859@sina.com
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