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Relationship between health literacy and quality of life among rural residents in Changzhou City: mediating effect of health protective behavior
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Xiao-xuan XU1, 2, Ling GENG1, Xiao-jun ZHAO1, Xue WAN2, Ran DAI2, Hong-yan TANG1, Hua YOU2
Modern Preventive Medicine | 2026, 53(1) : 123 - 128
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Modern Preventive Medicine | 2026, 53(1): 123-128
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Relationship between health literacy and quality of life among rural residents in Changzhou City: mediating effect of health protective behavior
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Xiao-xuan XU1, 2, Ling GENG1, Xiao-jun ZHAO1, Xue WAN2, Ran DAI2, Hong-yan TANG1, Hua YOU2
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Published: 2026-01-10 doi: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202506358
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Objective

To explore the relationship between health literacy and quality of life of rural residents in Changzhou City, and to examine the mediating effect of health protective behavior.

Methods

A multi-stage random sampling method was employed to select 605 rural residents in Changzhou for the survey. The questionnaire comprised sections on general information, short-form health literacy scale, health protective behavior scale, and the EQ-5D-5L scale. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were performed using SPSS software. A structural equation model was constructed using Amos software, and the mediating effect of health protective behavior was examined through bootstrap analysis (with 5 000 resamples).

Results

The score of the health literacy index for rural residents in Changzhou City was 35.77±7.42, the average utility score was 0.95±0.09, and the average EQ-VAS score was 83.88±12.13. A positive correlation was observed between health literacy and health protective behavior among rural residents in Changzhou (β=0.463, P<0.001). Similarly, health protective behavior was positively correlated with quality of life (β=0.244, P=0.006), and health literacy also showed a positive correlation with quality of life (β=0.157, P=0.037). Mediating effect analysis revealed that the direct effect of health literacy on quality of life among rural residents in Changzhou was 0.157, with an indirect effect of 0.113, resulting in a total effect of 0.270. The confidence interval for the path of health literacy → health protective behavior → quality of life was [0.038, 0.201]. The mediating effect of health protective behavior between health literacy and quality of life accounted for 41.85% (P=0.004).

Conclusion

Efforts should be continuously made to enhance the health literacy of rural residents, facilitating the transformation of their health knowledge and beliefs into health protective behaviors, so as to further improve the quality of life among rural residents.

Rural residents  /  Health literacy  /  Health protective behavior  /  Quality of life
徐晓轩, 耿玲, 赵晓军, 宛雪, 戴冉, 唐红艳, 尤华. 常州市农村居民健康素养与生命质量的关系——健康保护行为的中介效应. 现代预防医学, 2026 , 53 (1) : 123 -128 . DOI: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202506358
Xiao-xuan XU, Ling GENG, Xiao-jun ZHAO, Xue WAN, Ran DAI, Hong-yan TANG, Hua YOU. Relationship between health literacy and quality of life among rural residents in Changzhou City: mediating effect of health protective behavior[J]. Modern Preventive Medicine, 2026 , 53 (1) : 123 -128 . DOI: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202506358
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doi: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202506358
  • Receive Date:2025-06-21
  • Online Date:2026-11-02
  • Published:2026-01-10
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