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Table 3 Effects of information, health beliefs, and medical system support on osteoporosis mediated through self-efficacy examined by a bias-corrected bootstrap method

From: Applying the information–motivation–behavioral model to explore the influencing factors of self-management behavior among osteoporosis patients

Independent variable (IV)

Mediator(M)

Dependent variable (DV)

Effect of IV on M(a)

Effect of M on DV(b)

Total effect (c)

Direct effect of IV on DV (c′)

Indirect effect

(a × b)

95%CI

Information

Self-Efficacy

OP self-management behaviors

0.710

0.084

0.301

0.241

0.060

0.030–0.097

Health Belief

  

0.601

 

0.040

−0.010

0.051

0.034–0.070

Medical System Support

  

1.681

 

0.408

0.266

0.142

0.098–0.190

  1. Mediation effects were tested using a bias-corrected bootstrap method in the AMOS 23.0 software. The results were non-standardized estimates