Table 8.
Summary of findings regarding the hypotheses.
| Hypothesis | Path | β | t value | Result |
| 1 (a) | PEa to BIb | .29 | 5.13** | Supported |
| 1 (b) | (PECHCPc to BICHCP) - (PEWCHCd to BIWCHC) | .19 | 1.68 | Not supported |
| 2(a) | EEe to BI | –.11 | 1.76 | Not supported |
| 2(b) | EE to PE to BI | .27 | 4.47** | Supported |
| 3 | HMf to BI | .05 | 0.87 | Not supported |
| 4 | SIg to BI | .02 | 0.38 | Not supported |
| 5 (a) | FCh to BI | .04 | 0.56 | Not supported |
| 5(b) | FC to UBi | .04 | 0.68 | Not supported |
| 5(c) | (FCCHCP to BICHCP) - (FCWCHC to BIWCHC) | .07 | 0.46 | Not supported |
| 5(d) | (FCCHCP to UBCHCP) - (FCWCHC to UBWCHC) | .14 | 1.17 | Not supported |
| 6 | PVj to BI | .10 | 1.74 | Not supported |
| 7(a) | HTk to BI | .39 | 5.68** | Supported |
| 7(b) | HT to UB | .47 | 6.16** | Supported |
| 8(a) | BI to UB | .15 | 1.83 | Not supported |
| 8(b) | BI to BIRl | .58 | 9.17** | Supported |
| 9 | UB to BIR | .08 | 1.56 | Not supported |
| 10(a) | PEMm to BI | .18 | 2.55* | Supported |
| 10(b) | PEM to UB | .17 | 2.62** | Supported |
| 10(c) | PEM to BIR | .26 | 4.67** | Supported |
| 10(d) | (PEMCHCP to BICHCP) - (PEMWCHC to BIWCHC) | .02 | 0.14 | Not supported |
| 10(e) | (PEMCHCP to UBCHCP) - (PEMWCHC to UBWCHC) | .01 | 0.04 | Not supported |
| 10(f) | (PEMCHCP to BIRCHCP) - (PEMWCHC to BIRWCHC) | .09 | 0.85 | Not supported |
aPE: performance expectation.
bBI: behavior intention.
cCHCP: patients with chronic conditions.
dWCHC: without chronic conditions.
eEE: effort expectancy.
fHM: hedonic motivation.
gSI: social influence.
hFC: facilitation conditions.
iUB: use behavior.
jPV: price value.
kHT: habit.
lBIR: behavior intention to recommend.
mPEM: personal empowerment.
** P<.01, *P<.05; df (bootstrap)=4999.