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Latent profile analysis of digital health literacy among community-dwelling older adults and its influencing factors

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  • Bailiang Wu

  • Chunyan Jin

  • Jin Zheng

  • June 12, 2026

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    Digital health literacy is crucial for older adults to effectively engage with digital health resources and improve health outcomes.

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    Older adults face significant barriers to digital health adoption, including difficulties with device operation and navigating online information.

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    The study employs latent profile analysis to identify distinct subgroups of older adults based on their digital health literacy patterns.

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    Factors influencing digital health literacy among older adults include demographic, health-related, psychosocial, and functional characteristics.

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    This research aims to inform targeted interventions to reduce the digital divide and enhance health service accessibility for older adults.

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Latent profile analysis of digital health literacy among community-dwelling older adults and its influencing factors

  • by Bailiang Wu, Chunyan Jin, Jin Zheng

  • June 12, 2026

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