Table 2.

Total, direct and indirect effects of eHealth literacy on general practitioner visits.

Type of effect	Effect size	95% CI
Total effect of eHealth literacy on GPavisits	0.2859	0.1281-0.4437
Direct effect of eHealth literacy on GP visits	−0.1386	−0.3149 to 0.0377
Total indirect effects of eHealth literacy on GP visits	0.4245	0.3297-0.5325
Path 1: eHealth literacy≥search behavior≥GP visits	0.1806	0.0993-0.2658
Path 2: eHealth literacy≥search behavior≥gain in empowerment≥GP visits	0.0844	0.0481-0.1289
Path 3: eHealth literacy≥gain in empowerment≥GP visits	0.1595	0.0898-0.2398

^aGP: general practitioner.