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Appraisal of health information (n = 1612)
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Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers (n = 1603)
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Navigating the healthcare system (n = 1612)
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Ability to find good health information (n = 1603)
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Understanding health information well enough to know what to do (n = 1609)
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OR (95% CI)b
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OR (95% CI)b
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OR (95% CI)b
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OR (95% CI)b
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OR (95% CI)b
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Total effect (education and HLQ)
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0.82 (0.69; 0.98)*
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0.82 (0.69; 0.97)*
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0.80 (0.68; 0.95)*
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0.82 (0.69; 0.97)*
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0.81 (0.69; 0.96)*
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Direct effect (education)
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0.81 (0.68; 0.96)*
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0.85 (0.71; 1.01)
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0.83 (0.70; 0.98)*
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0.85 (0.72; 1.01)
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0.85 (0.71; 1.01)
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Indirect effect (HLQ)
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1.02 (1.00; 1.04)*
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0.97 (0.94; 1.00)
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0.97 (0.95; 1.00)*
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0.96 (0.92; 0.99)*
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0.96 (0.92; 1.00)
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Confounding ratio (total effect/direct effect)
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0.91
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1.18
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1.13
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1.27
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1.25
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Confounding percentage (% of model affect attributable to mediator)
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−9.79%
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14.92%
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11.83%
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21.07%
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19.91%
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Pseudo R square c
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0.02
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0.02
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0.02
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0.02
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0.02
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- a All models are adjusted for age (continuous), sex (ref male), household status (ref living alone), number of chronic diseases (ref one chronic disease), and illness duration
- b P-value * < .05, ** < .01, *** < .001, significant results printed in bold
- c According to McFadden method [51]
