Xueling Xiao|Jinshun Xiao|Juqin Yao|Yaling Chen|Leorey N. Saligan|Nancy Reynolds|Honghong Wang
&lt;p&gt;The Role of Resilience and Gender in Relation to Infectious-Disease-Specific Health Literacy and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic&lt;/p&gt;
Central South University|Wuhan College|Central South University|Wuhan University of Science and Technology|National Institute of Nursing Research|Johns Hopkins University|Central South University
anxiety one psychological problems experienced general population current coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic health literacy infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy associated anxiety mechanism association clear study explored relationship infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy anxietywe conducted online survey hubei province early epicenter covid19 pandemic total 1038 covid19negative participants accomplished battery online survey tools determining sociodemographic characteristics perceived risk acquiring covid19 infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy resilience anxiety symptoms examined moderated mediation models mediator resilience moderator gendermost 63 study participants experienced least mild anxiety indirect effect infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy anxiety resilience 0282 95 confidence interval ci 0511 0083 contributing 327 total effect health literacy anxiety resilience fully mediated association mediation effect resilience tended stronger male participants female participants moderation effect gender remained included perceived risk acquiring covid19 modelresilience found mediate association infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy anxiety individuals good infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy likely acquire higher resilience may turn decrease anxiety level males may benefit mediation effect resilience current pandemic infectiousdiseasespecific health literacy programs may help reduce anxiety program participants enhancing resilience pandemic