Songmei Cao

Biographic Data

ID7792229
NAMESongmei Cao
GIVEN NAMESSongmei
FAMILY NAMECao
SIGNATURECAO S
AFFILIATIONSJiangsu University
ORCID0000-0003-3178-4162
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Oral health literacy and its related factors among community-dwelling older adults

    Open AccessYiqing Liang, Jingjing Wang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Objective This study examined oral health literacy (OHL) and its related factors among community-dwelling older adults. Methods A mixed-methods design was employed. Community-dwelling older adults from Zhenjiang, China, were recruited between September and November 2021. Validated scales were used to assess oral health knowledge, oral health beliefs, OHL, self-efficacy, and oral health behaviors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 …

  • Design and evaluation of a health education prompt list using network analysis for patients after PCI

    Open AccessFang Zhen, Songmei Cao et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Objective: To develop a checklist of health education prompts for patients after coronary heart disease interventional procedures, and to employ network analysis to identify core issues, thereby providing a structured tool for patients to actively acquire health information. Methods: = 12). A questionnaire survey was then administered to 200 patients. Principal component analysis and network analysis were combined to identify problem clusters and…

  • The perception of diabetes risk in minor children among parents with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Open AccessJingjing Wang, Yi-Xiang Wang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Background: Parental perceptions of diabetes risk in minor children are crucial for preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children of parents living with the condition. However, research on this topic remains limited. In this context, the present study aimed to examine parental risk perceptions concerning pediatric type 2 diabetes to provide evidence-based guidance for developing early intervention strategies for diabete…

  • Apply the information-motivation-behavioral model to explore the relationship between oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among community-dwelling older adults

    Open AccessYiqing Liang, Songmei Cao et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The study findings make a valuable contribution to the influential mechanism of OHL on oral health behaviors. OHL improved oral health behaviors through self-efficacy among community-dwelling older adults. Oral health information directly affected OHL. Motivation directly affected oral health behaviors as well as influence oral health behaviors by changing OHL

  • What influences informal caregivers' risk perceptions and responses to home care safety of older adults with disabilities

    Open AccessSongmei Cao, Huanhuan Huang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Objective: This study aimed to explore the factors that influence risk perceptions and responses by informal caregivers of older adults with disabilities. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was performed, and the socio-ecological framework was applied to interpret the complex influences on individual risk perceptions and responses. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 informal caregivers of older adults with disabilities. The in…

  • Adoption Intention and Factors Influencing the Use of Gerontechnology in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Open AccessHuanhuan Huang, Zhiyu Chen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Objective: To explore the Chinese community-dwelling intention of older adults to adopt gerontechnology and its influencing factors. Design: A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design with an inductive approach was employed. In phase 1, a self-made questionnaire was administered from August 2018 to December 2019. Multifactor logistic regression was used to analyze the adoption intention and factors influencing the use of gerontechnology. In ph…