Naslov
Cyberchondria in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autori
Jokić-Begić, Nataša ; Bagarić, Branka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Handbook of Research on Cyberchondria, Health Literacy, and the Role of Media in Society’s Perception of Medical Information

Urednik/ci
Aker, Hacer ; Aiken, Mary

Izdavač
IGI Global

Grad
Hershey (PA)

Godina
2022

Raspon stranica
173-194

ISBN
9781799886303

ISSN
2475-6814

Ključne riječi
social restrictions ; cyberchondria in the time of COVID-19 pandemic model ; health protective behaviors ; lock-down ; ICBT ; infodemic

Sažetak
The appearance of a new and unknown disease, COVID-19, provides a fertile ground for the rise of cyberchondria, an excessive online searching about coronavirus transmission, COVID-19 symptoms, and its long- term health-related effects, which is followed by more anxiety. The purpose of this chapter is to review and discuss new findings on cyberchondria in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter presents research findings on aspects of the pandemic which may give rise to cyberchondria, potential risk factors for cyberchondria during the pandemic, the role of cyberchondria in the development of pathological anxiety in the pandemic period with an emphasis on health anxiety and OCD, and possible impacts of seasonality of the pandemic on cyberchondria. Finally, this chapter discusses possible treatment options for cyberchondria in the time of the pandemic.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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