Do Dr. Google and Health Apps Have (Comparable) Side Effects? An Experimental Study
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- Autoren
- Stefanie M Jungmann
- Sebastian Brand
- Johanna Kolb
- Michael Witthoeft
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000523783500001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1177/2167702619894904
- eISSN
- 2167-7034
- Externe Identifier
- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: KY9XZ
- ISSN
- 2167-7026
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 2
- Zeitschrift
- CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
- Schlüsselwörter
- cyberchondria
- e-mental health
- Googling
- health app
- health-related Internet use
- health anxiety
- open data
- open materials
- Artikelnummer
- ARTN 2167702619894904
- Paginierung
- 306 - 317
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2020
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Do Dr. Google and Health Apps Have (Comparable) Side Effects? An Experimental Study
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- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 8
Datenquelle: Web of Science (Lite)
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- Abstract
- <jats:p> Googling and using apps for health-related information are highly prevalent worldwide. So far, little is known about the emotional, body-related, and behavioral effects of using both Google and health-related apps. In our experimental study, bodily symptoms were first provoked by a standardized hyperventilation test. A total of 147 participants (96.6% students) were then randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Googling for the causes of the currently experienced bodily symptoms, using a medical app to diagnose the experienced symptoms, and a waiting control condition. Health-related Internet use for symptoms led to stronger negative affect, increased health anxiety, and increased need to consult a physician compared with the control condition. Googling and using the medical app showed comparable adverse emotional and behavioral effects. The findings are in line with current models of cyberchondria in which health-related Internet use represents an essential factor in maintaining and amplifying emotional distress. </jats:p>
- Autoren
- Stefanie M Jungmann
- Sebastian Brand
- Johanna Kolb
- Michael Witthöft
- DOI
- 10.1177/2167702619894904
- eISSN
- 2167-7034
- ISSN
- 2167-7026
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 2
- Zeitschrift
- Clinical Psychological Science
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2020
- Paginierung
- 306 - 317
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2020
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- SAGE Publications
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702619894904
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2020
- Titel
- Do Dr. Google and Health Apps Have (Comparable) Side Effects? An Experimental Study
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 8
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