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Cyberchondria’s Possible Relationship with Problematic Internet Use and eHealth Literacy
Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi
objective study aims reveal possible relationship cyberchondria new phenomenon occuring frequent use internet healthrelated information problematic internet use piu electronic health ehealth literacyour results important raising physicians awareness preventing false referrals reducing health expensesmethods two hundred seventy one subjects applied esenler education family health centreuniversity health sciences turkey stanbul baclar training research hospital family medicine clinic dates 0106 30062022 met inclusion criteria included studycyberchondria severity scaleshort form problematic internet usage questionnaireshort form piuqsf6 ehealth literacy scale sociodemographic form appliedthe results evaluated significance level p005results statistically significant relationship found cyberchondria severity scale subcales piuqsf6 subscales ehealth literacy scale p005the severity cyberchondria increased piu ehealth literacy scores increaseda statistically significant relationship found piuqsf6 ehealth literacy p005those high piu scores also high ehealth literacy scorespiu cyberchondria severity ehealth literacy scores higher 1830 age group cyberchondria severity ehealth literacy scores higher among college degree conclusionthe increase cyberchondria piu increases shows conscious use internet positive effects cyberchondriafiltering disseminating correct information ehealth resources increasing ehealth literacy ultimately positive impact