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. 2022 Oct 24;24(10):e39614. doi: 10.2196/39614

Table 6.

Mediation modelsa.


bpb β SE 95% CI P valuec
Dependent variable: Psychological health (Model 1)

PAEHRd→PCCe (a1 path) 0.131 .125 .042 .048 to .214 .002

PAEHR→Health self-efficacy (a2 path) 0.022 .021 .055 –.078 to .137 .59

PCC→Health self-efficacy (l1 path) 0.270 .269 .052 .258 to .461 <.001

PCC→Psychological health (b1 path) 0.217 .186 .046 .127 to .306 <.001

Health self-efficacy→Psychological health (b2 path) 0.181 .156 .034 .068 to .202 <.001

PAEHR→Psychological health (direct effect, d path) –0.016 –.013 .046 –.108 to .075 .73

PAEHR→Psychological health (total effect, c path) 0.023 .018 .048 –.072 to .117 .64

PAEHR→PCC→ Psychological health (indirect effect, a1xb1) 0.029 .023 .012 .009 to .054 N/Af

PAEHR→PCC→ Health self-efficacy→Psychological health (indirect effect, a1xb2xl1) 0.006 .005 .003 .002 to .014 N/A

PAEHR→Health self-efficacy→Psychological health (indirect effect, a2xb2) 0.004 <.001 .008 –.012 to .020 N/A
Dependent variable: Physical health (Model 2)

PAEHR→PCC (a1 path) 0.131 .125 .042 .048 to .214 .002

PAEHR→Health self-efficacy (a2 path) 0.022 .021 .055 –.078 to .137 .59

PCC→Health self-efficacy (l1 path) 0.270 .269 .052 .258 to .461 <.001

PCC→Physical health (b1 path) 0.013 .010 .070 –.120 to .154 .81

Health self-efficacy→Physical health (b2 path) 0.168 .126 .052 .066 to .270 .001

PAEHR→Physical health (direct effect, d path) –0.032 –.023 .071 –.183 to .096 .55

PAEHR→Physical health (total effect, c path) –0.021 –.015 .071 –.168 to .112 .69

PAEHR→PCC→Physical health (indirect effect, a1b1) 0.002 .001 .011 –.020 to .024 N/A

PAEHR→PCC→Health self-efficacy→Physical health (indirect effect, a1b2l1) 0.006 .004 .004 .002 to .018 NA

PAEHR→Health self-efficacy→Physical health (indirect effect, a2b2) 0.004 .003 .010 –.015 to .026 N/A

aa1, a2, b1, b2, and l1 in this table indicate the pathways between patient-accessible electronic health record portal use and health outcomes and the effects.

bRegression coefficient generated by min-max normalization as percentage coefficient.

cP values are not computed for bootstrapped indirect effects.

dPAEHR: patient-accessible electronic health record.

ePCC: patient-centered communication.

fN/A: not applicable.