Is (critical) health literacy a key to better psychosomatic functioning in patients with inflammatory bowel disease? Testing a mediation model
The findings underscore the importance of critical health literacy and health self-efficacy as interconnected psychological resources in chronic illness self-management. Strengthening these capacities may reduce symptom burden and enhance well-being, particularly in times of relapse and periods of psychological vulnerability. The results support a shift toward integrated, psychosocially informed care models for IBD.
Authors
- Beatrix Rafael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-2603)
- Viola Sallay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1326-1704)
- Orsolya Papp-Zipernovszky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3288-6005)
- Barbara Horvát (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-2096)
- Dávid Strausz
- Mátyás Gyóllai
- Sanela Tóth-Njers
- Anett Dávid
- Tamás Martos
- Tamás Molnár
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien (AT)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Mailand (IT)
- Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (CA)
- Cognitive Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1643641
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00