Exploring the Relationship Between eHealth Literacy and Diabetes Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Chinese Diabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

The results of this study indicate that, despite widespread online information-seeking behavior, diabetes app utilization remains limited in China. Also, the findings indicate enhancing patients' eHL contributes to more comprehensive diabetes knowledge. Furthermore, eHL was shown to influence self-care behaviors via diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy. A self-managed intervention strategy should be developed to improve eHL that utilizes internet resources to improve patients' knowledge and self-efficacy and promote better self-care behaviors.