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Cyberchondria and health: Exploring the linkages
Mind and Society, 2023Cyberchondria is a contemporary phenomenon characterized by excessive health-related internet searching, online self-diagnosis, and heightened health anxiety. The present paper is aimed at providing an overview of the current state of research on cyberchondria, its underlying factors, and its impact on individuals’ mental health and ...
Rahul Varma, Tushar Singh
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Cyberchondria in dermatovenerology
2021Internet postaje sve važniji izvor informiranja o različitim temama, uključujući temu zdravlja i/ili bolesti. Premda široka dostupnost zdravstvenih informacija ima brojne prednosti, ona predstavlja i svojevrsnu prijetnju odnosno rizik za pojedinca zbog pronalaženja nepotpunih, krivih i netočnih informacija koje zatim mogu utjecati na poimanje same ...
Šitum, Mirna +2 more
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Dark side consequences of cyberchondria: an empirical investigation
Aslib Journal of Information Management, 2022PurposeCyberchondria refers to the repeated and excessive search for health-related information online, associated with increased health anxiety. This paper utilizes the protection motivation theory to investigate the negative behavioral consequences of cyberchondria that pose health risks to users, such as trust in the physician, propensity to self ...
Abdul Wahid Khan, Jatin Pandey
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Cyberchondria and Dental practitioners: A review
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2022Cyberchondria or Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment (IDIOT) is the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptoms based on review of search results and literature online. Self-diagnosis based on information obtained from the Internet can be hazardous to your health.
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Cyberchondria and Medical Student Syndrome
2022Health anxiety is a disorder that can be very distressful and cause unnecessary examinations. A doctor is expected to handle health anxiety in terms of examination, diagnosis, therapy, and counselling processes. To provide optimal patient counselling, a doctor needs confidence, empathy, and good mental health.
Afkar Aulia, Budi Pratiti
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A Solution Focused Consideration of Cyberchondria
2022In this chapter, the authors consider the digital space and its technologically enabling effects on clients suffering from cyberchondria. Anonymised accounts are used to explore how, in the digital space of cyberchondria, rational people like Paul, Simon, and Tracy are broken down into assembly of compulsive behaviours and anxiety, always with an ...
Dean-David Holyoake, Anita Z Goldschmied
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Investigation of the effect of internet addiction on cyberchondria
Psychology, Health & MedicineThis research was conducted to examine the effect of internet addiction on cyberchondria. The research is important to understand how today's digital technologies contribute to health-related concerns and affect individuals' perceptions of health. Quantitative research design was used in this research conducted in Konya, a metropolitan city in Turkey ...
Mehmet Yorulmaz +3 more
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[Cyberchondria - A New Behavioral Syndrome?]
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie, 2021Investigation of cyberchondria is still in its infancy. Preliminary research suggests that cyberchondria is likely to represent a distinct behavioral syndrome which is closely associated with health anxiety/hypochondria and extensive online searching for health information and/or digital self-tracking.
Astrid, Müller +2 more
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Insights into the Antecedents of Cyberchondria
This research involves three essays to examine a paradigm for assessing cyberchondria, a condition marked by excess health-related internet searching and increased worry concerning a person's well-being. Cyberchondria could be a significant public health threat because of the prevalent use of the Internet and the probable detrimental impacts of ...openaire +1 more source