Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: July | Volume: 13 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 45-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230701
Cyberchondria and Tendency of Repetitive Searching Nature on Exercise in Younger
Meet Pravinkumar Desai1, Dr. Nidhi Suthar2
1Post graduate student, J G College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
2Guide and Assistant professor at J G College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Corresponding Author: Meet Pravinkumar Desai
ABSTRACT
Background and need for research: Cyberchondria are a repeated internet search about health conditions / medical information. Today all young people have smartphones and good internet connection. So, they are searching for everything and want to know as well as health issues. So, we would like to find young adults are searching for medical information and exercise. So, the aim of study is to find cyberchondria and tendency of repetitive searching nature for exercise in young adults.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted in Ahmedabad. 12-item cyberchondria severity scale (CSS) and exercise search questionnaire (ESQ)were filled from 113 young adults of both the gender between age group of 18 to 26 through online forms.
Result: The statistical analysis of this study shows that the CSS of the respondents has a mean & Sd (37.65 ± sd-8.71), which is low-to-moderate form of cyberchondria. In exercise search questionnaire 40.8% respondents selecting component no. 3 (sometimes) that suggest frequent tendency to search exercise. when we assess the all questions mean, so we founded a higher mean of question no. 6 (mean=3.29) (After Searching, have you felt any misconception regarding exercise?).
Conclusion: The result suggests that low to moderate young people searching for medical information, exercise information provides misconception to younger people (which is available on internet).
Clinical implications: awareness about exercises searching on the internet
Key words: cyberchondria, Health anxiety, young adults, exercise, repetitive searching nature