Table 2.
Regression analyses for predicting the perception of high- and low-quality mental health websites and treatment choice.
| Step | Evaluation of high-quality website (linear regression) | Evaluation of low-quality website (linear regression) | Treatment choice (binary logistic regression) | ||||
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β | P value | β | P value | Exp(B) | P value |
| Step 1: Sociodemographics |
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Gender (0=males) | –.056 | .30 | .035 | .497 | 1.866 | .02 |
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Age | .002 | .98 | .122 | .02 | 0.990 | .29 |
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Education level (0=low) | –.036 | .50 | –.179 | <.001 | 0.998 | .99 |
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R2 (%) | 0.3 |
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4.1 |
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4.8 |
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| Step 2: Experience |
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Health information–seeking | .004 | .95 | .028 | .63 | 1.042 | .77 |
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Depression-related information–seeking | .023 | .69 | –.052 | .36 | 1.108 | .31 |
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Past experience of depression | –.018 | .75 | –.128 | .02 | 1.306 | .30 |
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R2 (%) | 0.7 |
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5.1 |
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6.2 |
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| Step 3: Health literacy |
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Objective, performance-based health literacy (NVSa) | –.019 | .73 | –.099 | .07 | 2.068 | .004 |
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Subjective, perception-based health literacy (eHEALSb) | .144 | .01 | –.041 | .47 | 0.697 | .04 |
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R2 (%) | 2.4 |
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5.6 |
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10.4 |
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| Step 4: Perception of mental health websites |
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High-quality site | N/Ac | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.253 | .03 |
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Low-quality site | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.088 | .74 |
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R2 (%) | N/A |
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N/A |
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18.6 |
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| Step 5: Interaction |
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| Interaction between objective health literacy and perception of a low-quality site | N/A |
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N/A |
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0.886 | .035 | |
| R2 (%) | N/A |
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N/A |
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20.1 |
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aNVS: Newest Vital Sign.
beHEALS: eHealth Literacy Scale.
cN/A: not applicable.