Objectives: This study aims to explore the latent categories of mental health literacy among patients with coronary artery disease and examine their associations with quality of life. Design: A cross-sectional quantitative design was used. Methods: The study sample consisted of 208 patients with coronary artery disease from five wards in the Department of Cardiology at a tertiary hospital. Data were collected using a general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Multiple Mental Health Literacy Scale and the Chinese Cardiovascular Patient Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire. The data were analysed with Mplus (v.8.3) and SPSS (v.25.0). Results: The mental health literacy of the 208 patients was categorised into four latent categories: low literacy (n = 28, 13.5%), high knowledge-low resources (n = 53, 25.5%), low knowledge-high resources (n = 63, 30.2%) and high literacy (n = 64, 30.8%). A significant difference in quality of life was observed according to mental health literacy category (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The quality of life of patients with coronary artery disease is significantly influenced by their levels of mental health literacy. Targeted interventions addressing the various profiles of mental health literacy should be implemented to improve the quality of life for patients with coronary artery disease.
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