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. 2023 Mar 6;30(1):e100707. doi: 10.1136/bmjhci-2022-100707

Table 1.

Mediating effects of attitude (AT) and perceived usefulness (PU), and predicting health professionals’ acceptance of using electronic personal health record systems in a resource-limited setting, 2022

Path Hypothesis Effect β P value Result Decision
PEU→PU→AT H3 Total 0.212 0.000*** Direct relationship Not supported
Indirect 0.008 0.072
Direct 0.204 0.000***
ITE→PU→AT H4 Total 0.035 0.216 No relationship Not supported
Indirect 0.006 0.068
Direct 0.029 0.301
PU→AT→BI H9 Total 0.025 0.614 No relationship Not supported
Indirect 0.029 0.093
Direct −0.003 0.912
PEU→AT→BI H10 Total 0.454 0.000** Partial mediation Support
Indirect 0.076 0.000**
Direct 0.377 0.000**
ITE→AT→BI H11 Total −0.014 0.652 No relationship Not supported
Indirect 0.012 0.256
Direct −0.027 0.326
DL→AT→BI H12 Total 0.107 0.010* Direct relationship Not supported
Indirect 0.019 0.185
Direct 0.087 0.029*

*Significance at p<0.05, **significance at p<0.01,*** significance at p<0.001.

BI, behavioural intention; DL, digital literacy; Hn, hypothesis; ITE, information technology experience; PEU, perceived ease of use; β, estimate.