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Table 4 Direct, indirect, and total effects among variables of interests

From: Exploring factors influencing asthma control and asthma-specific health-related quality of life among children

Latent variables

Standardized pmeter estimates and standard error (in parentheses)

Direct effects

 

Health literacy → satisfaction with shared decision-making

0.38* (0.18)

Perceived self-efficacy → satisfaction with shared decision-making

0.58*** (0.12)

Satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control

−0.26** (0.10)

Asthma control → asthma-specific HRQoL

0.40*** (0.11)

Indirect effects

 

Perceived self-efficacy → satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control

−0.15** (0.06)

Perceived self-efficacy → Satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control → asthma-specific HRQoL

−0.06** (0.03)

Satisfaction with shared decision-making  → asthma control → asthma-specific HRQoL

−0.11* (0.05)

Total effects

 

Health literacy → perceived self-efficacy → satisfaction with shared decision-making

0.48* (0.21)

Perceived self-efficacy → satisfaction with shared decision-making

0.58*** (0.12)

Perceived self-efficacy → satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control

−0.15** (0.06)

Satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control

−0.26** (0.10)

Perceived self-efficacy → Satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control → asthma-specific HRQoL

−0.06* (0.03)

Satisfaction with shared decision-making → asthma control → asthma-specific HRQoL

−0.11* (0.05)

Asthma control → asthma-specific HRQoL

0.40*** (0.11)

  1. HRQoL: health-related quality of life.
  2. Values represent standardized pmeter estimates and standard error (in parentheses).
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.