Table 5.

Group statistics and correlations between eHEALS^a score, patients’ demographic, and other instruments.

Variable		Statistic	P value
Demographic information
	Age, Pearson correlation coefficient	–0.206	<.001
	Gender, 95% CI	–3.38-1.95	.60
	Education, F4,1280 (ANOVAb)	21.085	<.001
	Employment, F2,1296 (ANOVA)	19.615	<.001
Health-related internet use
	Use of internet, 95% CI	–21.40 to –17.21	<.001
	eHEALS supp. 1c, Spearman correlation coefficient	0.587	<.001
	eHEALS supp. 2d, Spearman correlation coefficient	0.574	<.001
Health literacy
	HLQe 5f, Pearson correlation coefficient	0.380	<.001
	HLQ 8g, Pearson correlation coefficient	0.561 (<.001)	<.001
Health status (RAND-12h)
	Mental component, Pearson correlation coefficient	0.116	<.001
	Physical component, Pearson correlation coefficient	0.112	<.001

^aeHEALS; eHealth literacy scale.

^bANOVA: analysis of variance.

^ceHEALS supp.1: How useful do you feel the internet is in helping you in making decisions about your health?

^deHEALS supp.2: How important is it for you to be able to access health resources on the internet?

^eHLQ: health literacy questionnaire.

^fHLQ domain 5: appraisal of health information.

^gHLQ domain 8: ability to find good information.

^hRAND-12: 12-item short-form health survey.