Table 3.
Effects of information, health beliefs, and medical system support on osteoporosis mediated through self-efficacy examined by a bias-corrected bootstrap method
| Independent variable (IV) | Mediator(M) | Dependent variable (DV) | Effect of IV on M(a) | Effect of M on DV(b) | Total effect (c) | Direct effect of IV on DV (c′) | Indirect effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a × b) | 95%CI | |||||||
| Information | Self-Efficacy | OP self-management behaviors | 0.710 | 0.084 | 0.301 | 0.241 | 0.060 | 0.030–0.097 |
| Health Belief | 0.601 | 0.040 | −0.010 | 0.051 | 0.034–0.070 | |||
| Medical System Support | 1.681 | 0.408 | 0.266 | 0.142 | 0.098–0.190 | |||
Mediation effects were tested using a bias-corrected bootstrap method in the AMOS 23.0 software. The results were non-standardized estimates