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The effects of excessive and compulsive online searching of COVID-19 information (“cyberchondria”) on general and COVID-19-specific anxiety and fear in romantic couples during lockdown

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Cyberchondria involves excessive and uncontrollable online searching of information about a perceived illness. This behavior can cause or maintain distress.
S. Stewart, F. King, L. Rodriguez, S. Meier, S. Sherry, A. Abbass, H. Deacon, R. Nogueira-Arjona, A. Hagen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cyberchondria

Archives of Mental Health, 2021
Background: It is common among medical students to incorrectly believe that they have contracted certain diseases they have recently studied. This belief can be seen in the form of health anxiety and investigating health-related information via the Internet.
Sujana Devi Gandla, Prasanth P Dayala, Pavan Kumar Kadiyala   +2 more
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Is Cyberchondria a New Transdiagnostic Digital Compulsive Syndrome? A Systematic Review of the Evidence [PDF]

, 2020
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Background.
Caricasole, Valentina, Cinosi, Eduardo, Dell'Osso, Bernardo, Fineberg, Naomi, Martinotti, Giovanni, Starcevic, Vladan, Vismara, Matteo   +6 more
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The moderating effect of alexithymia on the relationship between stress and cyberchondria

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
ObjectivesThe pandemic has increased the level of perceived stress and provided a fertile soil for Cyberchondria. This study aims to investigate the relationship between stress, cyberchondria, and alexithymia.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used ...
Yi Zhou, Yi Zhou, Lisha Dai, Yunlong Deng, Hongling Zeng, Hongling Zeng, Lifeng Yang, Lifeng Yang   +7 more
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Illness anxiety predicts higher mental strain and vaccine willingness—A nine‐wave longitudinal study during the first 1.5 years of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Germany

Stress and Health, Volume 39, Issue 5, Page 1137-1147, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Illness anxiety may amplify vulnerability to psychopathological symptoms during the COVID‐19‐pandemic—perhaps especially at the beginning of the pandemic and during high infection waves, but empirical evidence on this is lacking. In addition, considering a potentially functional facet of it, illness anxiety might be associated with higher ...
Antonia Bendau, Moritz Bruno Petzold, Jens Plag, Eva Asselmann, Andreas Ströhle   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving scale adaptation practices in information systems research: Development and validation of a cognitive validity assessment method

Information Systems Journal, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 842-889, July 2023., 2023
Abstract Scale adaptation, where authors alter the wording of an already published scale, is a deeply rooted social practice in IS research. This paper argues that the time is ripe to question this activity as well as the beliefs that have progressively formed around it. We identify and challenge five fallacious scale adaptation beliefs that hinder the
Jean‐Charles Pillet, Kevin D. Carillo, Claudio Vitari, Federico Pigni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and COVID‐19 pandemic on menstrual health of women: A systematic review

Health Science Reports, Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The menstrual cycle in women is the main indicator of their reproductive health which is affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. This review aims to summarize the effects of the COVID‐19 infection and the global pandemic on the menstrual health of women.
Syeda Tayyaba Rehan, Laiba Imran, Hussain Mansoor, Qudsia Sayyeda, Hassan ul Hussain, Mustafa Sajjad Cheema, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Mohammed Mahmmoud Fadelallah Eljack, Md. Saiful Islam   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review evaluating metacognitive beliefs in health anxiety and somatic distress

British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 1398-1422, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose Increasing evidence suggests metacognitive beliefs may underpin transdiagnostic mechanisms maintaining psychopathology. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate published studies investigating the role of metacognitive beliefs in somatic distress in adult samples.
Edwina Keen, Maria Kangas, Philippe T. Gilchrist   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Obsessive and Compulsive Features of Cyberchondria: A Holistic Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
BackgroundCyberchondria has been brought into sharp focus during the COVID-19 health emergency; it refers to individuals who obsessively and compulsively search for health information online, resulting in excessive health concerns.
Yi Yang, Na Ta, Zhanghao Li, Zhanghao Li
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of an artificial intelligence online engine in migraine: A multi‐center study

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, Volume 62, Issue 7, Page 870-882, July/August 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective This study assesses the concordance in migraine diagnosis between an online, self‐administered, Computer‐based, Diagnostic Engine (CDE) and semi‐structured interview (SSI) by a headache specialist, both using International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD‐3) criteria. Background Delay in accurate diagnosis is a
Robert P. Cowan, Alan M. Rapoport, Jim Blythe, John Rothrock, Kerry Knievel, Addie M. Peretz, Elizabeth Ekpo, Bharati M. Sanjanwala, Yohannes W. Woldeamanuel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source