Table 6.
Results of hypothesis testing.
| Hypothesis | Path coefficient | t testa (df) | P value |
| H1: The way patients seek health information in OHCsb has a positive effect on their perceived social support. | 0.387 | 6.203 (315) | <.001 |
| H2: The effectiveness of patients seeking health information in OHCs has a positive effect on their perceived social support. | 0.468 | 7.035 (315) | <.001 |
| H3: The way patients seek health information in OHCs has a positive effect on their perceived social presence. | 0.369 | 5.260 (315) | <.001 |
| H4: The effectiveness of patients seeking health information in OHCs has a positive effect on their perceived social presence. | 0.477 | 7.655 (315) | <.001 |
| H5: The way patients seek health information in OHCs has a positive effect on their perceived responsiveness. | 0.362 | 4.459 (315) | <.001 |
| H6: The effectiveness of patients seeking health information in OHCs has a positive effect on their perceived responsiveness. | 0.423 | 6.026 (315) | <.001 |
| H7: Perceived social support in OHCs has a positive effect on patient compliance. | 0.383 | 5.741 (315) | <.001 |
| H8: Perceived social presence in OHCs has a positive effect on patient compliance. | 0.313 | 5.154 (315) | <.001 |
| H9: Perceived responsiveness in OHCs has a positive effect on patient compliance. | 0.203 | 3.441 (315) | <.001 |
at test was 2-tailed.
bOHC: online health community.