Table 1.

Associations between number of Internet search activities in the last 12 months and eHealth literacy (eHEALS), internal orientation toward health, and trust in digital information.

Motivational factor	Number of Internet search activities in the last 12 months			Model 1		Model 2d
	<5	5-8	9+	beta	95% CI	beta	95% CI
	Mean or n (%)	Mean or n (%)	Mean or n (%)
eHEALS score, mean	29.6a	32.4a	33.2a	.03a	0.00-0.06	.03b	−0.00 to 0.07
Internal orientation toward health score, mean	13.5	13.7	13.7	.01	−0.08 to 0.10	.02	−0.07 to 0.12
Trust in digital informationc, n (%)	23 (69.7)	30 (88.2)	18 (85.7)	.23	−0.18 to 0.64	.16	−0.28 to 0.60

^aP=.05.

^bP=.10.

^cReference category in linear regression models: not satisfied or neutral about trust in digital information.

^dModel 2 adjusts for all variables shown in the table as well as the following covariates: childbearing status, marital status, education, geographic location, and self-rated health.