Table 3.
Multivariate associations of the four most important information sources by socio-demographic and health-related indicators
| General practitioner | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Variable | unadjusted | adjusted |
| OR (LL 95%CI- UL95%CI) | OR (LL 95%CI- UL95%CI | |
| Intercept | 2.77*** (1.01–1.02) | 0.99*** (1.01–1.02) |
| Socio-demographic factors a | ||
| Age | ||
| Linear | 1.02*** | 1.02** |
| Square | – | – |
| Cubic | – | – |
| Gender (male) | 0.90 (0.78–1.02) | 0.93 (0.80–1.07) |
| Education (vocational education) | 0.86 (0.71–1.04) | |
| Education (university degree) | 0.91 (0.69–1.17) | |
| First language a | 0.90 (0.6–1.16) | |
| Technological factors a | ||
| Smartphone Use | 1.19 (0.98–1.44) | |
| Health-related factors a | ||
| Multiple chronic conditions | 1.16** (1.03–1.30) | |
| BMI | 1.00 (0.97–1.01) | |
| Smoking | 0.76** (0.65–0.98) | |
| Healthy diet | 1.11 (0.94–1.29) | |
| Physical activity | 1.05 (0.90–1.23) | |
| Health-related quality of life | 0.78* (0.67–0.90) | |
| Health literacy b | ||
| Perceived health literacy (HLS-Q16) | 1.01 (0.99–1.01) | |
| Health knowledge | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | |
| Action planning to acquire health knowledge | 1.20*** (1.12–1.28) | |
| Self-efficacy to acquire health knowledge | 1.50*** (1.39–1.61) | |
| Nagelkerke R2 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
Note. a Listed variables are reflecting research question (b) (associated socio-demographic and health-related factors of information source) b Listed variables are reflecting research question (c) (associated health literacy factors of information source)
OR Odds Ratio, LL 95%CI- UL 95%CI = Lower limit and upper limit 95% confidence interval. *p < .05; ** p < .01; ***p < .001