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Cyberchondria is a good example of the transformative effect of cybertechnology on mental health. Cyberchondria refers to the anxiety-inducing practice of spending substantial time engaged in online health information seeking (OHIS) [4]. Cyberchondria is characterized by compulsive OHIS and high levels of health anxiety and, therefore, bears a resemblance to hypochondriasis [5,6]. Factors that drive repeated and excessive OHIS in cyberchondria include reassurance seeking and intolerance of uncertainty [7].
J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e72414
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eHealth Literacy and Cyberchondria Severity Among Undergraduate Students: Mixed Methods Study
Further, the measurement methods for cyberchondria severity are in developmental stages. Early studies have measured cyberchondria using a single item; however, later studies have developed multidimensional and multi-item scales.
JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e63449
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Mindfulness Intervention for Health Information Avoidance in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study
Despite these findings, little research has examined the link between cyberchondria and health information avoidance. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring how cyberchondria contributes to avoidance behaviors, providing new insights into health behaviors [25,26]. Understanding this connection is crucial for designing interventions to help vulnerable populations better manage health information and reduce the negative effects of cyberchondria.
JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e69554
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From a research standpoint, this study fills a gap in the literature by assessing the impact of the infodemic on cyberchondria and the moderating effect of coping strategies in this relationship. It opens up new avenues of research into the complex interplay among public health emergencies, infodemic, cyberchondria, and coping strategies.
J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e53417
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First, a strong relationship was found between cyberchondria and the fear of COVID-19 [27-30], with some studies reporting that cyberchondria predicts the fear of COVID-19 [29], other studies suggesting that the reverse might be true (ie, that the fear of COVID-19 predicts cyberchondria [30]), and yet other research reporting that both cyberchondria and health anxiety are risk factors for the fear of COVID-19 [27].
JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e42206
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The fact that cyberchondria is a current topic is also made clear by the fact that in 2019, for example, a systematic narrative review [26] and a meta-analysis of cyberchondria and HA [27] were published.
J Med Internet Res 2021;23(11):e27835
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Therefore, the higher individuals’ perceived severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is, the more likely they are to show cyberchondria [17].
Cyberchondria has many negative effects on individuals’ mental health.
JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021;7(9):e31052
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Using Fear and Anxiety Related to COVID-19 to Predict Cyberchondria: Cross-sectional Survey Study
This has been termed “cyberchondria” [6,7].
Cyberchondria has been defined as “anxiety resulting from a health-related search online” [8,9]. Cyberchondria is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct, including repetitive (excessive) online searching for health-related information, distress (increased negative affect), compulsion (interruption of daily routine), and reassurance seeking. Seeking health-related information on the internet to reduce anxiety may result in more anxiety or distress [10].
J Med Internet Res 2021;23(6):e26285
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Both cyberchondria and information overload have been found to weaken human cognitive reasoning [3-5].
In this study, we investigate how these two factors, cyberchondria and information overload, impact an individual’s self-isolation intention during the COVID-19 pandemic. We use the protection motivation theory (PMT) [6] to identify intermediate constructs in between cyberchondria and information overload, and self-isolation intention.
J Med Internet Res 2020;22(5):e19128
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