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ArticleColombia medica (Cali, Colombia)

Death anxiety and cyberchondria in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study.

Zeynep Erdogan, Ayşegul Tomruk Erdem

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Zeynep ErdoganBülent Ecevit University Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi Ahmet Erdoğan Vocational School of Health Services Nursing Department Zonguldak Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-7559
Ayşegul Tomruk ErdemBülent Ecevit University Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases Department Zonguldak Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5346-9107

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Introduction: It is suggested that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients have high death anxiety and the majority of them tend to search for COPD-related information on the internet. Objective: Explore the association between death anxiety and cyberchondria in patients with COPD. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 143 patients diagnosed with COPD aged 45 years or older, who had no sensory impairments affecting communication, were cognitively intact, and actively used the internet. Results: A multiple regression analysis examining the Cyberchondria Scale (CS-12) total score in relation to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics found that marital status, regular use of medications, having a COPD exacerbation in the last 6 months, and daily internet use time together explained 35.8% of the variance in the Cyberchondria Scale (CS) score (Adj R Conclusion: The findings indicate that patients with COPD exhibited moderate levels of cyberchondria and high levels of death anxiety, highlighting the relevance of psychological factors in this patient group.

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AnxietyAttitude to DeathHypochondriasisInternetPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRegression Analysisanxiety disordersChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasecompulsive behaviorcyberchondriadeath anxietyinternet addiction disorderinternet-based interventioninternet useoutpatients

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