Table 2.

Results for information technology–mediated communication and face-to-face communication groups.

Dependent and independent variables		Group A: information technology–mediated communication						Group B: face-to-face communication
			Coefficient		SE		P value			Coefficient		SE		P value
Self-care efficacy
	Perceived communication effectiveness (H1)		0.116		0.025		<.001			0.167		0.029		<.001
	Perceived media effectiveness (H4)		0.079		0.023		.001			0.158		0.026		<.001
	Age		0.060		0.033		.07			0.312		0.667		.64
	Gender		0.255		0.597		.67			0.036		0.038		.35
	Level of education		0.450		0.286		.12			−0.128		0.267		.63
Patient satisfaction
	Perceived communication effectiveness (H2)		0.236		0.016		<.001			0.349		0.025		<.001
	Perceived media effectiveness (H5)		0.166		0.017		<.001			0.281		0.027		<.001
	Age		0.047		0.021		.03			0.062		0.033		.06
	Gender		−0.35		0.383		.36			0.588		0.577		.31
	Level of education		0.309		0.184		.09			0.595		0.231		.01
Perceived health outcome
	Perceived communication effectiveness (H3)		0.126		0.017		<.001			0.171		0.025		<.001
	Perceived media effectiveness (H6)		0.078		0.016		<.001			0.139		0.024		<.001
	Age		−0.033		0.022		.14			0.041		0.033		.21
	Gender		0.275		0.403		.49			0.758		0.576		.19
	Level of education		0.236		0.193		.23			0.19		0.23		.41