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Aug 2026
The relationship between social capital, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life in rural empty-nest older adults with chronic diseases: a latent profile and mediation analysis
Background Health-related quality of life is a key indicator of health status among rural empty-nest older adults with chronic diseases, who face limited social resources and a high disease burden. Although social capital is associated with quality of life, its heterogeneity and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Th...
Yajuan Wang, Yu Zhao, Chunyu Tian et al.
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