Table 6.
The latent variable, observed variable, and the result of regression weight significant test
| Latent variable | Observed variable | Regression weights | SE | CR | P-value | Stantard regression weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | Age | 1.000 | 0.438 | |||
| Education | −1.107 | .281 | −3.940 | ** | −.503 | |
| Family yearly income | −2.438 | .623 | −3.911 | ** | −.725 | |
| Family yearly medical cost | −1.508 | .462 | −3.262 | .001 | −.620 | |
| Self-management efficacy | How confident are you that you can keep the fatigue caused by hypertension from interfering with the things you want to do? | 1.000 | .354 | |||
| How confident are you that you can keep the physical discomfort or pain of hypertension from interfering with the things you want to do? | 1.770 | .208 | 8.545 | ** | .675 | |
| How confident are you that you can keep the emotional distress caused by hypertension from interfering with the things you want to do? | 1.121 | .186 | 6.026 | ** | .303 | |
| How confident are you that you can keep any other symptoms or health problems you have from interfering with the things you want to do? | 2.248 | .262 | 8.579 | ** | .734 | |
| How confident are you that you can do the different tasks and activities needed to manage your health condition so as to reduce you need to see a doctor? | 1.469 | .180 | 8.145 | ** | .580 | |
| How confident are you that you can do things other than just taking medication to reduce how much you illness affects your everyday life? | −1.317 | .183 | −7.214 | ** | -.503 | |
| Health literacy | How often do you have someone help you read hospital materials? | 1.000 | .439 | |||
| How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself? | 1.770 | .134 | 13.227 | ** | .881 | |
| How often do you have problems learning about your medical condition because of difficulty understanding written information? | 1.922 | .149 | 12.882 | ** | .937 | |
| Pysical function (PF) | 2.132 | .243 | 9.124 | ** | .684 | |
| Health-related quality of life | General health (GH) | 1.000 | .452 | |||
| Vitality(VT) | .845 | .098 | 8.665 | ** | .321 | |
| Role limitations due to physical problems (RP) | 2.333 | .258 | 9.053 | ** | .614 | |
| Role limitations due to emotional problems (RE) | 2.554 | .261 | 9.787 | ** | .569 | |
| Social function (SF) | 2.067 | .202 | 10.223 | ** | .699 | |
| Bodily pain (BP) | 1.535 | .156 | 9.824 | ** | .679 | |
| Mental health (MH) | 1.831 | .174 | 10.505 | ** | .602 |
**P < 0.01