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. 2025 Jan 6;27:e65065. doi: 10.2196/65065

Table 3.

Total, direct, and indirect effects.a

Mediation effect and path Estimate 95% CI P value
Total effect



ISb → SMCIc 0.573 0.509-0.632 <.001
Direct effect



IS → SMCI 0.354 0.278-0.428 <.001
Indirect effect



IS → Td → SMCI 0.063 0.036-0.099 <.001
IS → PEOUe → SMCI 0.029 0.009-0.054

0.005
IS → PUf → SMCI 0.089 0.050-0.130 <.001
IS → PEOU → T → SMCI 0.015 0.008-0.027 <.001
IS → PU → T → SMCI 0.022 0.012-0.036 <.001

aStandardized estimation of 5000 bootstrap samples.

bIS: intergenerational support.

cSMCI: intention to seek medical care on the internet.

dT: trust.

ePEOU: perceived ease of use.

fPU: perceived usefulness.