The relationship between e-Health literacy and cyberchondria in Iranian students of health sciences [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionCyberchondria has been growing in recent years. Understanding the relationship between e-Health Literacy and Cyberchondria is important, as enhancing e-Health Literacy perhaps empower individuals to navigate online health information without ...
Amirreza Kalantari +7 more
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The effect of cyberchondria on anxiety, depression and quality of life during COVID-19: the mediational role of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and Internet addiction [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Since the global pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), online health information-seeking behaviors have notably increased. Cyberchondria can be a vulnerability factor for the worsening of anxiety-depressive symptoms and quality of life ...
Federica Ambrosini +4 more
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Predictors of Cyberchondria During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study Using Supervised Machine Learning [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2023 BackgroundCyberchondria is characterized by repeated and compulsive online searches for health information, resulting in increased health anxiety and distress.
Alexandre Infanti +10 more
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Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2023 Background. Internet can act as an excellent resource for gaining valuable health related information. However, excessive online research and investigation about health-related issues may impose a negative impact.
Dharmashree Satyarup +3 more
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The Role Of Cyberchondria In Mediating Health Anxiety, Fears And Obsessions Among Students Of Private Medical Colleges Sargodha [PDF]
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical CollegeObjective: This study was conducted to examine the role of cyberchondria in mediating health anxiety, fears and obsessions among Students of private medical college.
Muhammad Usman +5 more
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"Dr. Google" consultation and health anxiety among primary healthcare patients: The mediation effect of health literacy. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundPromoting health literacy is a successful intervention for cyberchondriasis and health anxiety. However, no study has examined how cyberchondria, health anxiety, and health literacy are interrelated.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the ...
Eddieson Pasay-An +11 more
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Psychometric properties and factor structure of the short form of the cyberchondria severity scale (CSS-12) amongst Indian adults [PDF]
Indian Journal of PsychiatryBackground: Cyberchondria refers to an increase in anxiety and distress because of excessive and repeated online health searches. The Cyberchondria Severity Scale-12 (CSS-12) is the most widely used validated measure to assess cyberchondria.
Ramya Dharshini +3 more
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CYBERCHONDRIA: ROLE OF POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS
Khyber Medical University Journal, 2022 OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and cyberchondria and to find out the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity in this relationship.
Iram Batool, Huma batool
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Cyberchondria in Older Adults and Its Relationship With Cognitive Fusion, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Mental Well-Being: Mediation Analysis [PDF]
JMIR AgingBackgroundCyberchondria is the compulsive searching for health information online that continues despite harmful effects. It leads to increased health anxiety and lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
Richard Huan Xu, Vladan Starcevic
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Cyberchondria and Questionable Health Practices
Studia Psychologica, 2022 Cyberchondria is a pattern of repetitive search for health information online, which has adverse psychological consequences in spite of its intention to relieve anxiety.
Aleksandar Vujić +2 more
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