ÜNİVERSİTE ÇALIŞANLARINDA SİBERKONDRİ VE İLİŞKİLİ ETMENLER

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 257 - 268, 04.06.2022

Süleyman Utku Uzun , Mehmet Zencir

https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.1027589

Cited By: 4

Abstract

İnternette tekrarlayan tıbbi bilgi aramanın bir sonucu olarak sağlık anksiyetesinin şiddetlenmesi için literatürde “siberkondri” terimi kullanılmaktadır. Siberkondri sıklığı ve olası risk etmenleri ile ilgili sınırlı sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, üniversite çalışanlarında siberkondri düzeyi ve ilişkili etmenleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu kesitsel çalışma 335 akademik ve akademik olmayan üniversite personeli üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, 17’si sosyodemografik özellikler ve sağlık hizmeti kullanımı ile ilgili ve 33’ü Siberkondri Ciddiyet Ölçeği sorusu olmak üzere 50 sorudan oluşan bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Siberkondri ile ilişkili faktörleri değerlendirmek için çok değişkenli doğrusal regresyon kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların ortalama siberkondri puanı 71,1±17,6'dır. Siberkondri puanı 35 yaş altı çalışanlarda daha yüksekti (p=0,001). Televizyonda sağlıkla ilgili yayınları izleyenlerde, hekim önerisi olmadan tetkik yaptıranlarda ve hekim önerisi olmadan ilaç kullananlarda siberkondri puanının daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Pamukkale Üniversitesi çalışanlarında siberkondri düzeyi orta düzeydedir. Yaş, TV’de sağlıkla ilgili yayınları izlemek, hekim önerisi dışında tetkik yaptırmak ve hekim önerisi dışında ilaç kullanmak siberkondri ile ilişkili etmenlerdir.

Keywords

Siberkondri, sağlık kaygısı, internet, üniversite personeli, Türkiye

CYBERCHONDRIA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG UNIVERSITY STAFF

Abstract

The term "cyberchondria" has been used in the literature for the exacerbation of health anxiety as a result of searching for medical information on the Internet. There are limited studies on the prevalence and potential risk factors of cyberchondria. This study was carried out to determine the level of cyberchondria and related factors in university employees. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 335 academic and non-academic university staff. The data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of 50 questions, 17 of which were related to sociodemographic characteristics and healthcare utilization, and 33 of which were Cyberchondria Severity Scale questions. Multivariate linear regression was used to evaluate factors associated with cyberchondria. The mean cyberchondria score of the participants was 71.1±17.6. The cyberchondria score was higher among staff aged ≤35 (p=0.001). It was found that the cyberchondria score was higher in those who watched health-related broadcasts on TV, who received laboratory tests and procedures without a physician's referral, and who took medication without a doctor's advice (p<0.05). The level of cyberchondria among Pamukkale University employees was moderate. Age, watching health-related broadcasts on TV, receiving laboratory tests and procedures without a physician’s referral, and taking medication without a doctor's advice were factors associated with cyberchondria.

Keywords

Cyberchondria, health anxiety, internet, university staff, Turkey

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