Purpose

Cyberchondria describes excessive or repeated online health-related information seeking associated with an increased level of health anxiety. Given the nascent nature of the concept of cyberchondria, this systematic review attempts to summarize the current landscape of cyberchondria research.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on a comprehensive search and systematic filtering process, 40 articles were included in the final sample.

Findings

Characteristics of these articles, measures of cyberchondria and factors related to cyberchondria were reported. This review found that the measures of cyberchondria are still in the developmental stages and thus require further validation in future studies. In addition, while studies have examined various factors associated with cyberchondria, the detailed processes involved in the development of cyberchondria require further conceptualization.

Originality/value

The contributions of this review are threefold: first, it presented a comprehensive overview of studies on cyberchondria by addressing their key characteristics such as country of study, sample size and research method. Second, this review analyzed major assessment tools of cyberchondria to offer useful guidance on future investigations on cyberchondria. Third, it identified important antecedents and consequences of cyberchondria in previous research, which contributes to theoretical understanding of how cyberchondria develops.

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线粒体：系统评价

目的

线粒体病描述了与健康焦虑程度增加相关的过多或反复的在线健康相关信息搜寻。鉴于网络软骨病概念的新生性质，本系统综述试图总结网络软骨病研究的现状。

设计/方法/方法

基于全面的搜索和系统的过滤过程，最终样本中包含40篇文章。

发现

报道了这些文章的特征，网状软骨的测量方法和与网状软骨相关的因素。这项审查发现，线粒体的措施仍处于发展阶段，因此需要在未来的研究中进一步验证。此外，尽管研究已经检查了与线粒体相关的各种因素，但涉及线粒体发展的详细过程仍需进一步概念化。

创意/价值

这篇综述的贡献是三方面的：首先，它通过解决诸如研究国家，样本量和研究方法等关键特征，对网络软骨病的研究进行了全面的概述。其次，本综述分析了网络软骨病的主要评估工具，以为将来的网络软骨病调查提供有用的指导。第三，它在先前的研究中确定了网络软骨病的重要前提和后果，这有助于对网络软骨病如何发展的理论理解。