Unraveling the relationships among pandemic fear, cyberchondria, and alexithymia after China’s exit from the zero-COVID policy: insights from a multi-center network analysis DOI Creative Commons
Yuan Li, Jie Li, Cindy Ke Zhou

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2024

Objective China’s abrupt exit from the zero-COVID policy in late 2022 led to a rapid surge infections, overwhelming healthcare systems and exposing providers intensified psychological pressures. This sudden shift exacerbated pandemic-related issues, including fear, health anxiety, emotional processing difficulties. study aimed unravel relationships among pandemic cyberchondria, alexithymia following policy. Methods A multi-center cross-sectional survey was conducted 4088 nurses 43 public hospitals China. The web-based comprised Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Cyberchondria Severity Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Network analysis employed explore interconnections identify central components within these behavioral constructs. Results revealed dense network with predominantly positive connections. Specific aspects cyberchondria fear exhibited highest strength centrality, indicating their critical influence. externally oriented thinking dimension emerged as crucial bridge node, linking cyberchondria. structure demonstrated consistency across diverse educational backgrounds career stages. Conclusion These findings highlight need for targeted interventions focusing on key components, particularly thinking, disrupt detrimental cycle Healthcare organizations should promote balanced objective fact-focused problem-solving approaches while also fostering skills awareness expression, thereby mitigating risk maladaptive responses dysfunctional online information-seeking behaviors.

Язык: Английский

The potential categories of cyberchondria among undergraduate nursing students and the relationship with eHealth literacy and health anxiety: a survey study from Southeastern China DOI
Yongchun Liang, Zishuai Wu,

Zhishui Wu

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Psychology Health & Medicine, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 19

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Minimal research has delved into the latent categories of cyberchondria among undergraduate nursing students and its correlation with eHealth literacy health anxiety. In this study, convenience sampling was employed to conduct a survey 713 utilizing General Information Survey Form, Chinese Version Brief Cyberchondria Scale, eHEALS Health Anxiety Inventory, yielding 692 valid responses. Through profile analysis, categorized three distinct profiles: 'Low Search-Low Disturbance Group' (12.3%), 'High (41.3%), Search-High (46.4%). Key determinants influencing these profiles were identified as gender, decision-making capability, fear becoming ill, negative consequences associated illness (p < 0.05). The study unveils that levels are significantly high students, influenced by various factors. Strategic interventions encompassing cognitive, emotional, social dimensions suggested decrease prevalence within demographic.

Язык: Английский

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Unraveling the relationships among pandemic fear, cyberchondria, and alexithymia after China’s exit from the zero-COVID policy: insights from a multi-center network analysis DOI Creative Commons
Yuan Li, Jie Li, Cindy Ke Zhou

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2024

Objective China’s abrupt exit from the zero-COVID policy in late 2022 led to a rapid surge infections, overwhelming healthcare systems and exposing providers intensified psychological pressures. This sudden shift exacerbated pandemic-related issues, including fear, health anxiety, emotional processing difficulties. study aimed unravel relationships among pandemic cyberchondria, alexithymia following policy. Methods A multi-center cross-sectional survey was conducted 4088 nurses 43 public hospitals China. The web-based comprised Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Cyberchondria Severity Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Network analysis employed explore interconnections identify central components within these behavioral constructs. Results revealed dense network with predominantly positive connections. Specific aspects cyberchondria fear exhibited highest strength centrality, indicating their critical influence. externally oriented thinking dimension emerged as crucial bridge node, linking cyberchondria. structure demonstrated consistency across diverse educational backgrounds career stages. Conclusion These findings highlight need for targeted interventions focusing on key components, particularly thinking, disrupt detrimental cycle Healthcare organizations should promote balanced objective fact-focused problem-solving approaches while also fostering skills awareness expression, thereby mitigating risk maladaptive responses dysfunctional online information-seeking behaviors.

Язык: Английский

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