Cyberchondria in First Year Medical Students of Yogyakarta

Aulia, Afkar; Marchira, Carla Raymondalexas; Supriyanto, Irwan; Pratiti, Budi

doi:10.1080/15398285.2019.1710096

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“…Therefore, the corresponding articles have not been included in the present systematic review. Still, it should be noted that the CSS has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese [22] and that Indonesian version of the CSS was used in one study [23]. The CSS was also used in published studies conducted in Pakistan [24,25], India [26,27] and Sri Lanka [28].…”

Section: Other Translations Of the Cyberchondria Severity Scalementioning

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The Assessment of Cyberchondria: Instruments for Assessing Problematic Online Health-Related Research

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Purpose of review: Cyberchondria is a problematic, i.e., distressing or anxiety-increasing pattern of online health information seeking. The development of psychometrically sound instruments for the assessment of cyberchondria is imperative for better understanding of this construct. The aim of the present article is to provide a systematic literature review of cyberchondria instruments.Recent findings: Although several measures of cyberchondria have been developed, the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) has been used most often. The CSS is based on a solid theoretical framework, with very good to excellent reliability and validity. It has been translated into several languages. Modifications of the original version of the CSS have been introduced to refine its conceptual foundation and improve its utility by making it shorter.Summary: Further improvement of the CSS may boost the quality of cyberchondria research. There remains a need to test the theoretical underpinnings of the CSS and consider alternative models of cyberchondria.

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Section: Other Translations Of the Cyberchondria Severity Scalementioning

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“…Pre-pandemic research on cyberchondria was carried out in various groups of respondents and indicated discrepancies in the severity of this phenomenon. Aulia et al [ 52 ], stimulated by the idea of the “medical student syndrome”, examined 162 first-year students in Indonesia, and concluded that 37.65% present symptoms of cyberchondria. Seven percent of participants scored positive for cyberchondria according to the CSS threshold estimated by the ROC curve analysis.…”

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The Portrait of Cyberchondria—A Cross-Sectional Online Study on Factors Related to Health Anxiety and Cyberchondria in Polish Population during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Ciułkowicz

Misiak

Szczęśniak

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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has served as a magnifying glass for cyberchondria, while the internet emerged as one of the main sources of medical information and support. The core ambition of this study was to estimate the level of cyberchondria and describe the socio-demographic, clinical and pandemic-related factors affecting its severity amid the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was performed between 16 May 2020 and 29 December 2020 in Poland within a sample of 538 adult internet users. The online survey tool included a Polish adaptation of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-PL) and the Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI), complemented with a set of questions covering sociodemographic, clinical and pandemic-related factors. Participants were clustered according to severity of health anxiety and cyberchondria symptoms. The performed binary logistic regression indicated professional inactivity, having a chronic mental disorder and subjectively limited access to healthcare due to COVID-19 to be key determinants of severe health anxiety and cyberchondria. Cyberchondria might be a remarkable public health issue as large proportion of respondents from the analyzed sample population of internet users met the criteria for severe symptoms. Key determinants of intense cyberchondria corresponded with employment stability, mental resilience and accessibility of healthcare services, which could be greatly challenged amid the pandemic.

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“…After excluding the mistrust subscale, the revised CSS with 30 items also demonstrated adequate internal consistency, ranging from 0.89 to 0.96 (e.g. Aulia et al, 2020;Mathes et al, 2018 Cyberchondria excessiveness, reassurance, compulsion and distress. The mistrust of medical professionals subscale in the full 33-item version was omitted.…”

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“…India, Indonesia, etc.) (Aulia et al, 2020;Fergus and Dolan, 2014;Makarla et al, 2019;McElroy et al, 2019) using various research methods (e.g. survey, experiment, etc.).…”

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Cyberchondria: a systematic review

Zheng

Kim

Theng

2020

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PurposeCyberchondria describes excessive or repeated online health-related information seeking associated with an increased level of health anxiety. Given the nascent nature of the concept of cyberchondria, this systematic review attempts to summarize the current landscape of cyberchondria research.Design/methodology/approachBased on a comprehensive search and systematic filtering process, 40 articles were included in the final sample.FindingsCharacteristics of these articles, measures of cyberchondria and factors related to cyberchondria were reported. This review found that the measures of cyberchondria are still in the developmental stages and thus require further validation in future studies. In addition, while studies have examined various factors associated with cyberchondria, the detailed processes involved in the development of cyberchondria require further conceptualization.Originality/valueThe contributions of this review are threefold: first, it presented a comprehensive overview of studies on cyberchondria by addressing their key characteristics such as country of study, sample size and research method. Second, this review analyzed major assessment tools of cyberchondria to offer useful guidance on future investigations on cyberchondria. Third, it identified important antecedents and consequences of cyberchondria in previous research, which contributes to theoretical understanding of how cyberchondria develops.

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Cyberchondria in First Year Medical Students of Yogyakarta

Cited by 30 publications

References 16 publications

The Assessment of Cyberchondria: Instruments for Assessing Problematic Online Health-Related Research

The Assessment of Cyberchondria: Instruments for Assessing Problematic Online Health-Related Research

The Portrait of Cyberchondria—A Cross-Sectional Online Study on Factors Related to Health Anxiety and Cyberchondria in Polish Population during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Cyberchondria: a systematic review

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