Objective:

To investigate the interactions between hypertension self-management ability, anxiety, nutritional status, and oral frailty in older hypertensive adults.

Approach:

Key Findings:

• Significant correlations were found between hypertension self-management ability, oral frailty, anxiety, and nutritional status (p<0.001).
• Self-management ability had a direct negative effect on oral frailty (β=-0.037).
• Three indirect pathways were identified: anxiety pathway (β=-0.017), nutritional status pathway (β=-0.008), and serial mediation pathway of anxiety-nutritional status (β=-0.009).
• The total mediating effect accounted for 47.90% of the total effect.

Interpretation:

Anxiety and nutritional status mediate the relationship between hypertension self-management ability and oral frailty in older hypertensive adults.

Limitations:

• Cross-sectional design limits causal inferences.
• Convenience sampling may affect the generalizability of the findings.

Conclusion:

Improving self-management ability, alleviating anxiety, and optimizing nutritional status may help prevent and control oral frailty in older hypertensive adults.

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