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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 +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 +7 more
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Empowerment or Engagement? Digital Health Technologies for Mental Healthcare [PDF]
, 2020 We argue that while digital health technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, smartphones, and virtual reality) present significant opportunities for improving the delivery of healthcare, key concepts that are used to evaluate and understand their ...
A Nelson +59 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +3 more
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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
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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 +9 more
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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 +2 more
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Cyberchondria in the time of the
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2020 Cyberchondria is an excessive or repeated online health information seeking that is associated with increasing levels of health anxiety or distress. This article presents a model of cyberchondria during public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starcevic, Vladan +3 more
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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 +8 more
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