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A national survey of pandemic fear and cyberchondria after ending zero-COVID policy: The chain mediating role of alexithymia and psychological distress

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Background: More than half the domestic population in China were infected with COVID-19 in two months after ending “zero-infection policy”, which severely overwhelmed frontline healthcare providers with stress and fear. However, there is no study to date
Jinbo Fang, Changjian Qiu, Zeyuan Sun, Jing Zhou, Ping He, Aldo Conti, Yi Lu, Xia Huang, Jiuping Xu, Wanjie Tang   +9 more
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Mindfulness Intervention for Health Information Avoidance in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundThe global aging population and rapid development of digital technology have made health management among older adults an urgent public health issue.
Chenyu Gu, Liquan Qian, Xiaojie Zhuo
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What Affects the Severity of Cyberchondria?

Introduction: The internet has become a crucial source of health information, surpassing traditional sources (Wang et al., 2012). However, online information carries the risk of being incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated. Relying on such information without medical guidance may lead individuals to make incorrect health decisions and may harm the doctor ...
Icoz, Bilge Sena, Demirag, Serpil
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Cyberchondria, Health Literacy, and Perception of Risk in Croatian Patients with Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV—A Cross-Sectional Study

Epidemiologia
Background: The perception of the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a well-researched phenomenon, but not in relation to cyberchondria and health literacy.
Tanja Staraj Bajcic, Iva Sorta-Bilajac Turina, Marko Lucijanic, Tamara Sinozic, Mirela Vuckovic, Ksenija Bazdaric   +5 more
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Cyberchondria: Affecting and Reducing Factors

Aim: The term "cyberchondria" refers to the escalation of health anxiety resulting from repeated online searches for medical information. Identifying the factors that influence cyberchondria may contribute to address its negative impact on the healthcare system and to develop strategies for reducing health-related anxiety in individuals.
Bilge Sena Icoz, Serpil Demirag
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Determining the relationship between breast cancer fear in women and levels of cyberchondria. [PDF]

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
Kıskaç N, Özerdem M, Karahan R, Orhan D, Kıskaç M.   +4 more
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Cyberchondria - A Type of Hypochondriasis

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2023
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Alexithymia and Cyberchondria: A Scoping Review with Implications for Healthcare Contexts. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Marchetti D, D'Ettorre M, Zito L, Porcelli P.   +3 more
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Cyberchondria, Health Anxiety, and Sleep Quality: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study of Adults with and Without Psychosomatic Disorders. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Elashram REM, Bashshar AMAA, Abo-Bakr ASS, Al-Ghamdi AM.   +3 more
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Digital health literacy as a predictor of cyberchondria trajectories: evidence from novice and advanced nursing cohorts. [PDF]

BMC Nurs
Al-Olimat KA, Alqadi RA, Ahmed LAEHA, Hamed AEM, Hassan GS, Al-Me'ani MA, Barakat AM, Attia AS, El-Sayed BKM, Ahmed AL.   +9 more
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