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Table 6 Multiple regression: Association of eHealth literacy (eHL), perceived health status (PHS) and psychological distress (PD) in Sweden older adults without control or covariates. Dependent variables for Model 1 and 2 is eHL and for model 3 it is PD. Independent variable for Model 1 is PHS, Model 2 is PD and Model 3 in interaction of eHL and PHS

From: The prevalence of eHealth literacy and its relationship with perceived health status and psychological distress during Covid-19: a cross-sectional study of older adults in Blekinge, Sweden

Independent Variables

Model 1 (eHL)

Model 2 (eHL)

Model 3 (PD)

 

\(\beta\)

p-value

\(\beta\)

p-value

\(\beta\)

p-value

Perceived Health status

      

Poor

Ref.

     

Good

0.39

0.008\(^{*}\)

    

Psychological distress

  

-0.10

0.005\(^{*}\)

  

eHL x PHS

      

Poor PHS

    

-0.04

0.68

Good PHS

    

-0.24

0.002\(^{*}\)

R2

0.02

 

0.02

 

0.05

 

Adjusted R2

0.01

 

0.01

 

0.04

 

p-value

0.007

 

0.004

 

\(< 0.001\)

 
  1. \(^{*}\) Statistically significant, eHL= eHealth Literacy, PD= Psychological Distress, PHS= Perceived Health Status
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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