Abstract:Objective To explore the level and influencing factors of digital health literacy in community-dwelling adults with hypertension, and to provide reference for formulating individualized intervention measures. Methods Using stratified random cluster sampling, adults with hypertension were selected from 4 urban communities and 4 township communities in Jining city, Shandong Province, and were invited to complete a battery of questionnaires, including a general data questionnaire,the Digital Health Literacy Scale for the Hypertension Patients in Community, the Family APGAR, the Consumer Health Activation Index and the Health Risk Perception Scale. Factors influencing digital health literacy of the participants were identified using Random Forest, LASSO regression, and multiple stepwise regression. Results The total score of digital health literacy of participants was (100.26±23.44). Age, education level, perceived usefulness of online information, family function, consumer health activation index and health risk perception were the influencing factors of digital health literacy of community-dwelling hypertension patients (all P<0.05). Conclusion The digital health literacy of hypertension patients in the community is at low to medium level, and is affected by various factors. Community medical staff need to strengthen health communiation to improve digital health literacy of community-dwelling hypertension patients.