Table 5 Summary of hypotheses
From: Diabetes self-management in online health communities: an information exchange perspective
Hypotheses | Content | Supported or Not supported |
|---|---|---|
H1a | The information sharing from a doctor has a positive impact on a diabetic patient’s information sharing behavior in OHCs | Supported |
H1b | The information sharing from other diabetic patients has a positive impact on a diabetic patient’s information sharing behavior in OHCs | Supported |
H2 | Diabetic patients who have engaged in information exchange will have a better health status | Supported |
H3a | Information price negatively moderates the relationship between information sharing from a doctor and a diabetic patient’s information sharing behavior in OHCs | No supported with opposite direction |
H3b | Information price negatively moderates the relationship between information sharing from other diabetic patients and a diabetic patient’s information sharing behavior in OHCs | Supported |