Mediating effect of digital health literacy between preventive health service utilization and mental health among hospital personnel

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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 120446
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120446

Table 5 Results of the mediating effect test of digital health literacy between preventive health service utilization and total 12-item General Health Questionnaire Score (Bootstrap = 5000)

Type of effect	β	SE	95%CI	P value
Total effect	-0.26	0.04	-0.35 to -0.17	< 0.001
Direct effect	-0.16	0.04	-0.25 to -0.07	0.001
Indirect effect (PHSU-DHL-GHQ-12)	-0.10	0.02	-0.15 to -0.06	< 0.001

Control variables: Age, gender, education level, occupation. DHL: Digital health literacy; PHSU: Preventive health service utilization; GHQ-12: 12-item General Health Questionnaire; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.

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Citation: Zhang SJ, Wang JJ. Mediating effect of digital health literacy between preventive health service utilization and mental health among hospital personnel. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(9): 120446
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.120446

Zhang SJ, Wang JJ. Mediating effect of digital health literacy between preventive health service utilization and mental health among hospital personnel. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(9): 120446 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.120446]

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