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Table 4 Summary of effects of mediation

From: Relationships between social capital, patient empowerment, and self-management of patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

Mediation

Effect (B)

Boot SE

Boot LLCI

Boot ULCI

Relative effect (%)

Path ab

.218

.057

.115

.335

61.41%

Path c′

.137

.058

.019

.023

38.59%

Path c

.355

.059

.239

.472

 
  1. Note: Path ab, indirect effect of social capital on self-management; Path c′, direct effect of social capital on self-management; Path c, total effect of social capital on self-management; Effect(B), unstandardized coefficient BootSE, standard error estimated using bootstrapping method BootLLCI, lower level of confidence interval estimated using bootstrapping method BootULCI, upper level of confidence interval estimated using bootstrapping method; Relative effect refers to the indirect effect accounts for 61.41% of the total effect, and the direct effect accounts for 38.59% of the total effect, respectively