The relationship between e-Health literacy and cyberchondria in Iranian students of health sciences
The relationship between e-health literacy and cyberchondria is complex. While people may develop cyberchondria irrespective of the level of their e-health literacy, a high level of e-health literacy may be protective in terms of alleviating distress and problems in functioning that occur with excessive online health searches. These findings are likely to inform future studies in this area.
Authors
- Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4326-5215)
- Farid Zayeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7791-8122)
- Yasser Khazaal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8549-6599)
- Vladan Starčević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6772-6995)
- Amirreza Kalantari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-3261)
- Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-1642)
- Azam Shahbodaghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-9464)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Nepean Hospital (AU)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1421391
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40
Funders
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Université de Lausanne