Ali Samira Saad, Hendawi Nourhan Essam, El-Ashry Ayman Mohamed, Mohammed Manal Saeed
Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Nursing Education Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Oct 22;23(1):776. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02396-9.
First-year nursing students are at a critical juncture in their education. They are transitioning from laypersons to healthcare professionals, and students are frequently exposed to medical information in academic settings and through personal research. This exposure can sometimes lead to cyberchondria; improving health literacy and managing health anxiety are critical strategies for reducing the incidence of cyberchondria.
Investigate the mediating effect of health anxiety on cyberchondria and health literacy among first-year nursing students.
A cross-sectional correlational research design was used in this study. The study was conducted with 475 students in October 2023 during the first semester of the academic year 2023-2024.
Cyberchondria and health literacy levels were both moderate. In addition, the degree of health anxiety among first-year Nursing Students was mild, too. The results showed that the association between Cyberchondria and Health Literacy was partially mediated by health anxiety.
This study highlights the sophisticated relationship between cyberchondria, health literacy, and anxiety among first-year nursing students. It demonstrates that lower health literacy can lead to increased health anxiety, which in turn exacerbates cyberchondria. To mitigate these issues, it is essential to enhance health literacy and provide support for managing health anxiety within nursing education programs. By doing so, we can help nursing students navigate online health information effectively and reduce unnecessary health-related anxieties, promoting better educational outcomes and overall well-being.
护理专业一年级学生正处于其教育的关键阶段。他们正在从外行转变为医疗保健专业人员，并且学生在学术环境中以及通过个人研究经常接触医学信息。这种接触有时会导致网络疑病症；提高健康素养和管理健康焦虑是降低网络疑病症发病率的关键策略。
调查健康焦虑在护理专业一年级学生的网络疑病症和健康素养之间的中介作用。
本研究采用横断面相关研究设计。该研究于2023年10月在2023 - 2024学年第一学期对475名学生进行。
网络疑病症和健康素养水平均为中等。此外，护理专业一年级学生的健康焦虑程度也为轻度。结果表明，网络疑病症与健康素养之间的关联部分由健康焦虑介导。
本研究突出了护理专业一年级学生中网络疑病症、健康素养和焦虑之间的复杂关系。它表明较低的健康素养会导致健康焦虑增加，进而加剧网络疑病症。为缓解这些问题，在护理教育项目中提高健康素养并为管理健康焦虑提供支持至关重要。通过这样做，我们可以帮助护理专业学生有效利用在线健康信息并减少不必要的健康相关焦虑，促进更好的教育成果和整体幸福感。
