Research on the impact of health empowerment on self-management in older patients with chronic disease: based on chain mediating effect analysis

Health empowerment can directly affect the self-management of older adults patients with chronic diseases, and it can also influence it indirectly through the utilization of chronic disease resources and self-efficacy. The utilization of chronic disease resources and self-efficacy play a mediating role between health empowerment and self-management. Healthcare providers can improve health empowerment and self-management in older adult patients through effective interventions to enhance chronic disease resource utilization and self-efficacy.