Observational studyJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2021
An Observational Study in Manipur State, India on Preventive Behavior Influenced by Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic Mediated by Cyberchondria and Information Overload.
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- Effects of Information Source Characteristics on Trust and Health Information Behaviours Among Individuals with Different Levels of Cyberchondria.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trends in the Implementation of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale: Bibliometric Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- The mediating role of attitudes to aging in the relationship between information overload, cyberchondria, and influenza vaccine hesitancy among Chinese older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors Predicting Information Overload During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Digital Age: Longitudinal Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Predictors of older adults' health behaviours to prevent COVID-19 transmission: a multilevel analysis.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Exploring the road to public healthcare accessibility: a qualitative study to understand healthcare utilization among hard-to-reach groups in Kerala, India.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- The impact of online health information source preference on intolerance to uncertainty and cyberchondria in a youthful generation.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Predictors of Cyberchondria During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study Using Supervised Machine Learning.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Cyberchondria: a Growing Concern During the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Possible Addictive Disorder?Current addiction reports · 2023Review
- New challenges in facing cyberchondria during the coronavirus disease pandemic.Current opinion in behavioral sciences · 2022Review
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- Stratified Impacts of the Infodemic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey in 6 Asian Jurisdictions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- The Mediating Effect of Reassurance-Seeking Behavior on the Influence of Viral Anxiety and Depression on COVID-19 Obsession Among Medical Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Searching for Health-Related Information and Cyberchondria on the General Population in Italy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Impact of the Online COVID-19 Infodemic on French Red Cross Actors' Field Engagement and Protective Behaviors: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR infodemiologyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency posing unprecedented challenges for health authorities. Social media may serve as an effective platform to disseminate health-related information. This study aimed to assess the extent of social media use, its impact on preventive behavior, and negative health effects such as cyberchondria and information overload.
methodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted between June 10, 2020 and August 9, 2020 among people visiting the outpatient department of the authors' institution, and participants were also recruited during field visits for an awareness drive. Questions were developed on preventive behavior, and the Short Cyberchondria Scale and instruments dealing with information overload and perceived vulnerability were used.
resultsThe study recruited 767 participants with a mean age of about 45 years. Most of the participants (>90%) engaged in preventive behaviors, which were influenced by the extent of information received through social media platforms (β=3.297; p<0.001) and awareness of infection when a family member tested positive (β=29.082; p<0.001) or a neighbor tested positive (β=27.964; p<0.001). The majority (63.0%) of individuals often searched for COVID-19 related news on social media platforms. The mean±standard deviation scores for cyberchondria and information overload were 9.09±4.05 and 8.69±2.56, respectively. Significant and moderately strong correlations were found between cyberchondria, information overload, and perceived vulnerability to COVID-19.
conclusionsThis study provides evidence that the use of social media as an information- seeking platform altered preventive behavior. However, excessive and misleading information resulted in cyberchondria and information overload.
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