Association Between Stroke‐Related Knowledge and Self‐Management Behaviours in Patients With Ischemic Stroke: Serial Mediation by Health Beliefs and Depression
Yue Li, Lulu Li, Xuan Wang, Beilei Lin, Ziye Guo, Qilan Tang, Aixia Wang · 2026
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Yue Li and co-authors study why some stroke patients manage their own recovery better than others. The team enrolled 382 patients with ischemic stroke at a hospital in Henan Province, China. Each patient answered questionnaires on stroke knowledge, health beliefs, depression, and daily self-management habits.
Patients who knew more about stroke did manage themselves better. The analysis showed the effect runs partly through two middle steps. Stronger health beliefs carried part of the benefit on their own. Lower depression carried another part. A chain linking the two, where knowledge shapes beliefs and beliefs ease depression, carried a further share. Together these paths explained over half of knowledge's total effect, while a direct effect remained. The authors advise nurses to pair stroke teaching with checks on beliefs and mood. Rehab that treats knowledge, mindset, and mental health together, they argue, supports self-care better than facts alone.
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| CREATOR | Yue Li, Lulu Li, Xuan Wang, Beilei Lin, Ziye Guo, Qilan Tang, Aixia Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |