Research Article

Extending the Utility of UTAUT2 for Hospital Patients’ Adoption of Medical Apps: Moderating Effects of e-Health Literacy

Table 4

Estimation results for hypotheses.

ConstructModel 1Model 2Model 3
βt-valueβt-valueβt-value

Habit ⟶ UI0.2834.4110.2824.4420.3035.121
PE ⟶ UI0.1582.4690.1572.5050.1653.232
EE ⟶ UI0.0020.0270.0230.309−0.0110.168
SI ⟶ UI0.0601.3140.0691.5190.0571.341
FC ⟶ UI0.3445.4030.3385.5840.3105.251
PI ⟶ UI0.1253.2950.1504.2500.1675.340

Moderator effect
e-Health literacy ⟶ UI0.0722.3450.0872.647

Interaction effect
PE X e-health literacy ⟶ UI0.1101.796
EE X e-health literacy ⟶ UI0.0300.409
SI X e-health literacy ⟶ UI0.0030.055
FC X e-health literacy ⟶ UI0.0280.527

R2
UI0.6910.6940.716

,  < 0.01; ,  < 0.05. PE: performance expectancy; EE: effort expectancy; SI: social influence; FC: facilitating conditions; PI: personal innovativeness; UI: usage intention.