Table 3.
The association between participation (patient or family) and all scores of MMHLQ in all PSGs.
| Total | |||
| patient | family | P value | |
| Subscale 1: Accessing | |||
| 1.Searching information about disease | 2.78 ± 0.70 | 2.81 ± 0.61 | .521 |
| 2.Get information about health protection | 2.88 ± 0.62 | 2.93 ± 0.55 | .300 |
| 3.Find health information from network | 2.82 ± 0.77 | 2.95 ± 0.58 | .045∗ |
| 4. Get information about report of health examination report | 2.80 ± 0.63 | 2.83 ± 0.61 | .641 |
| Total of subscale | 11.28 ± 2.34 | 11.53 ± 2.06 | .225 |
| Subscale 2: Understanding | |||
| 5. Understand the instruction of medication bag | 3.05 ± 0.55 | 2.96 ± 0.56 | .064 |
| 6. Obey the instruction of medical personnel to care disease | 3.09 ± 0.57 | 2.97 ± 0.56 | .021∗ |
| 7. Understand the introduction of medical personnel | 3.08 ± 0.53 | 3.04 ± 0.47 | .447 |
| 8. Follow the instruction of medical bag to take medication | 3.15 ± 0.55 | 3.06 ± 0.51 | .065 |
| Total of subscale | 12.38 ± 1.88 | 12.04 ± 1.80 | .056 |
| Subscale 3: Appraisal | |||
| 9. Evaluate whether the health information can be used to solve medical problems | 2.73 ± 0.62 | 2.69 ± 0.64 | .496 |
| 10. Evaluate the health information suitable for himself/herself or not | 2.76 ± 0.63 | 2.69 ± 0.62 | .272 |
| 11. Evaluate the difference or consistence of health information | 2.66 ± 0.68 | 2.65 ± 0.64 | .776 |
| 12. Evaluate the reliability of medical information from network | 2.52 ± 0.72 | 2.61 ± 0.70 | .184 |
| Total of subscale | 10.68 ± 2.34 | 10.64 ± 2.33 | .877 |
| Subscale 4: Application | |||
| 13. Apply health information to know the progress of disease | 2.75 ± 0.61 | 2.72 ± 0.61 | .622 |
| 14. Apply health information to prevent disease | 2.81 ± 0.60 | 2.81 ± 0.54 | .975 |
| 15. Apply health information to understand the report of health examination | 2.86 ± 0.56 | 2.84 ± 0.55 | .687 |
| 16. Apply health information to decided how treat disease | 2.78 ± 0.58 | 2.71 ± 0.60 | .224 |
| Total of subscale | 11.21 ± 2.06 | 11.09 ± 2.02 | .538 |
| Subscale 5: Communication | |||
| 17. Talk to doctors the chosen examination and treatment | 2.84 ± 0.60 | 2.82 ± 0.60 | .788 |
| 18. Make sure with medical personnel about accuracy of orders | 2.89 ± 0.56 | 2.89 ± 0.56 | .994 |
| 19. Discuss with doctor about the choice of treatment | 2.93 ± 0.58 | 2.90 ± 0.56 | .662 |
| 20. Ask medical personnel if you are not sure | 2.95 ± 0.54 | 2.90 ± 0.55 | .365 |
| Total of subscale | 11.60 ± 1.97 | 11.52 ± 2.03 | .650 |