What are the Implications of Excessive Internet Searches for Medical Information by Orthopaedic Patients?

BACKGROUND: Cyberchondria may be defined as heightened distress evoked through excessive searches of the internet for medical information. In healthy people, cyberchondria is associated with a greater intolerance of uncertainty and greater health anxiety. These relationships are likely bidirectional...

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Published in:Clin Orthop Relat Res
Main Authors: Blackburn, Julia, Fischerauer, Stefan F., Talaei-Khoei, Mojtaba, Chen, Neal C., Oh, Luke S., Vranceanu, Ana-Maria
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019
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Clinical Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907317/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31764332
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CORR.0000000000000888
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