Table 3 Simple effect analysis results of patients’ scores of willingness to choose with different levels of health involvement.

From: Health involvement modulates physician preference in the brain during online health consultation

Health involvement

Variance

Mean (S.D.)

95% confidence interval for difference

Sig

2.5%

97.5%

Low level health involvement

H

h

7.674 (1.075)

0.578

1.269

0.000

l

6.750 (1.112)

L

h

6.847 (1.138)

0.390

1.207

0.000

l

6.049 (1.645)

h

H

7.674 (1.075)

0.523

1.130

0.000

L

6.847 (1.138)

l

H

6.750 (1.112)

0.237

1.165

0.004

L

6.049 (1.645)

High level health involvement

H

h

8.000 (1.035)

0.725

1.463

0.000

l

6.906 (1.340)

L

h

6.891 (1.201)

− 0.033

0.641

0.076

l

6.587 (1.416)

h

H

8.000 (1.035)

0.764

1.453

0.000

L

6.891 (1.201)

l

H

6.906 (1.340)

− 0.033

0.671

0.075

L

6.587 (1.416)

  1. Note: H, high level of cognitive trust; L, low level of cognitive trust; h, high level of affective trust; l, low level of affective trust; all the scores of willingness to choose ranged between 1 and 9.