Background Cyberchondria refers to an abnormal behavioral pattern in which excessive or
repeated online searches for health-related information are distressing or anxiety-provoking …

Background: Social media is used in health communication by individuals, health
professionals, disease centres and other health regulatory bodies. However, varying …

ABSTRACT The World Health Organisation has emphasised that misinformation–spreading
rapidly through social media–poses a serious threat to the COVID-19 response. Drawing …

The rise of digital health technologies is, for some, a panacea to many of the medical and
public health challenges we face today. This is the first book to articulate a critical response …

Background Cyberchondria (CYB) has been described relatively recently as a behaviour
characterized by excessive online searching for medical information that is associated with …

The digital revolution has changed many aspects of life, for example, the way in which
health-related information is obtained. Such information is now very easy to access via the …

Cyberchondria refers to a clinical phenomenon in which repeated Internet searches
regarding medical information result in excessive concerns about physical health …

Using the Internet to obtain health information (“online health research,” OHR) is
commonplace. This article provides a systematic narrative review of evidence concerning …

Background People are increasingly turning to the internet to find answers to their health
concerns in an era where there is a wealth of online health information, which frequently …

Cyberchondria refers to the repeated use of the Internet to search for health‐related
information, which leads to negative consequences. This two‐part study provides the first …