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. 2019 Aug 26;21(8):e13408. doi: 10.2196/13408

Table 4.

Convergent and divergent validity.

Study sample Original factor structure Modified factor structure
OHIa SHEOb C&Ic I&Pd U&Me OHI CSHEOf USHEOg M&CAh I&P IDi
A: Study sample 1—convergent

Grade 0.17j 0.28k 0.50k 0.47k 0.49k 0.17j 0.23k 0.27k 0.46k 0.49k 0.35k

NPSl 0.21m 0.25k 0.48k 0.44k 0.44k 0.21m 0.19m 0.26k 0.43k 0.45k 0.37k

EQ-5Dn—daily activities −0.01 0.07 −0.05 0.00 −0.05 −0.01 0.08 0.04 −0.05 0.00 0.01

EQ-5D—anxiety/depression −0.07 0.00 −0.13 −0.18m −0.14j −0.07 0.06 −0.07 −0.15j −0.18m −0.02
B: Study sample 1—divergent

EQ-5D—mobility −0.04 0.02 −0.04 −0.05 −0.02 −0.04 0.01 0.02 −0.01 −0.03 0.01

EQ-5D—selfcare 0.02 0.07 −0.04 −0.03 0.03 0.02 0.06 0.07 0.01 −0.02 −0.04

EQ-5D—pain −0.04 0.00 −0.08 −0.06 −0.08 −0.04 0.03 −0.04 −0.09 −0.06 −0.03
C: Study sample 2—divergent

FCCHLo 0.14m 0.03 p 0.14m −0.01 0.06

EORTC QLQ-C30q 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02
D: Study sample 3—convergent

System Usability Scale 0.29k 0.53k 0.39k 0.30k 0.55k 0.12m

NPS 0.46k 0.42k 0.52k 0.48k 0.45k 0.31k

Grader

0.59k 0.53k 0.62k


0.58k 0.55k 0.43k

aOHI: attitudes towards online health information.

bSHEO: attitudes towards sharing health experiences online.

cC&I: confidence and identification.

dI&P: information and presentation.

eU&M: understanding and motivation.

fCSHEO: comfort with sharing health experiences online.

gUSHEO: usefulness of sharing health experiences online.

hM&CA: motivation and confidence to act.

iID: identification.

jP<.05.

kP<.01.

lNPS: Net Promoter Score.

mP<.001.

nEQ-5D: EuroQol-5D.

oFCCHL: Functional, Communicative and Critical Health Literacy scale.

pNot applicable.

qEORTC QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer core quality of life questionnaire, version 3.0.

rGrade: overall satisfaction.