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Table 4 Effects of e-health literacy and aspects of patient-physician communication on the relation between online DISB and diabetes self-care

From: The moderating role of e-health literacy and patient-physician communication in the relationship between online diabetes information-seeking behavior and self-care practices among individuals with type 2 diabetes

 

Diabetes self-care

Step 1

Step 2

β

s.e

p-value

Adjusted

R2

β

s.e

p-value

Adjusted

R2

Age

−0.01

0.02

0.67

0.60

−0.01

0.02

0.77

0.63

Gender

0.15

0.02

0.03

0.15

0.02

0.04

Education level

0.18

0.04

0.019

0.20

0.04

0.017

Communication duration

0.17

0.03

0.02

0.20

0.03

0.02

Presence of complications

0.03

0.02

0.51

0.03

0.02

0.47

Health status

0.20

0.05

0.001

0.19

0.05

0.004

HbA1C

−0.25

0.07

0.001

−0.28

0.07

0.001

Online DISB (1 = yes)

0.49

0.02

< 0.001

0.58

0.11

< 0.001

e-Health literacy (eHL)

0.26

0.03

0.02

0.36

0.02

< 0.001

Hurried Communication

−0.28

0.02

 < 0.001

−0.29

0.03

< 0.001

Elicited Concerns

0.27

0.03

0.005

0.31

0.04

0.005

Explained Results

0.25

0.02

0.03

0.15

0.04

0.12

Online DISB × eHL

    

0.41

0.04

0.009

 

Online DISB × Hurried

    

−0.26

0.21

0.40

Online DISB × Elicited

    

0.19

0.11

0.13

Online DISB × Explained

    

0.43

0.04

< 0.001

  1. β indicates Beta (i.e., standardized regression coefficient); s.e. indicates standard error. The model controlled for age, gender, education level, communication duration, presence of complications, health status, and HbA1C. Online DISB along with the moderator variables were entered in Step 1. The interaction effects between online DISB and each of the moderator variables were entered in Step 2
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BMC Primary Care

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