Exploring cyberchondria and worry about health among individuals with no diagnosed medical condition
Exploring cyberchondria and worry about health among individuals with no diagnosed medical condition
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DOI：
10.5455/jpma.8682
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Fatima, Tayyeba
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作者：
Akhtar, Mubeen;Fatima, Tayyeba
目的：研究未诊断出任何健康状况的个体中的网络疑病症现象以及相关的健康担忧。方法：这项基于调查的横断面研究于 2018 年 1 月至 7 月在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第和伊斯兰堡这两个双城进行，研究对象包括年龄至少 35 岁、有互联网接入和使用手段、目前没有诊断出健康状况的男女毕业生。使用自我报告的网络疑病症严重程度量表和人口统计表来收集数据。采用SPSS 21进行数据分析。结果：150名受试者中，男性90人（60%），女性60人（40%）。共有 40 名（26.6%）受试者的网络疑病症水平较低，而 35 名（23.3%）受试者的网络疑病症水平较高。男性总 CSS 平均分略高于女性 (p>0.05)。男性在强迫、痛苦、过度和安心子量表上的得分也较高（p>0.05），而女性在“对医疗行业的不信任”子量表上的得分略高于男性（p>0.05）。在网络疑病症及其子量表上没有发现显着的性别差异（每个分量表 p>0.05）。结论：医生/卫生专业人员可以通过关注使用互联网作为医疗信息主要来源的患者来从研究结果中受益。
Objective: To study the phenomenon of cyberchondria and related worries about health among individuals without any diagnosed medical condition.Method: The survey-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from January to July 2018 in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised graduates of either gender aged at least 35 years with access to internet and means of use, and with no current diagnosed medical condition. The self-reporting Cyberchondria Severity Scale was used data-collection along with a demographic sheet. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis.Results: Of the 150 subjects, 90(60%) were men and 60(40%) were women. A total of 40(26.6%) subjects had low level of cyberchondria, while 35(23.3%) experienced a higher level of it. Mean scores of men on total CSS were slightly higher than those of women (p>0.05). Men also scored higher on compulsion, distress, excessiveness and reassurance subsclaes (p>0.05 each), whereas women scored slightly higher than men on 'mistrust of medical profession' subscale (p>0.05). No significant gender differences were found on cyberchondria and its subscales (p>0.05 each).Conclusion: Doctors / health professionals may benefit from the findings by focussing on their patients who use internet as a major source of medical information.