Üstüner Top Fadime, Kaya Barış
Faculty of Health Sciences, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2025 Jul;64(7):996-1006. doi: 10.1177/00099228241308006. Epub 2024 Dec 22.
The study aimed to investigate the correlation between children's attendance at the emergency department and the cyberchondria of parents. The population for this cross-sectional study comprised parents of children aged 0 to 18 attending the emergency department. Research data were collected using an Information Form, the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS). The participants had mean CSS scores of 41.45 ± 19.22. There were significant differences observed between the reason for choosing the emergency department with mean scores for the total CSS ( = 2.289, = .021), distress ( = 2.466, = .013), and compulsion ( = 2.822, = .005) subscales. A weak positive correlation was identified between the number of attendances at the emergency department in the last year and the excessiveness ( = .204) subscale. Participants had moderate levels of CSS. According to the research findings, most parents attended the emergency department for non-urgent reasons. In addition, as the cyberchondria severity level of parents increased, their attendance at health institutions and emergency departments was determined to increase.
该研究旨在调查儿童前往急诊科就诊与家长网络疑病症之间的相关性。这项横断面研究的对象包括前往急诊科就诊的0至18岁儿童的家长。研究数据通过一份信息表和网络疑病症严重程度量表（CSS）收集。参与者的CSS平均得分为41.45±19.22。在选择急诊科的原因与CSS总分（=2.289，=0.021）、困扰（=2.466，=0.013）和强迫（=2.822，=0.005）子量表的平均得分之间观察到显著差异。去年前往急诊科就诊的次数与过度担忧（=0.204）子量表之间存在弱正相关。参与者的CSS水平中等。根据研究结果，大多数家长前往急诊科就诊并非出于紧急原因。此外，随着家长网络疑病症严重程度的增加，他们前往医疗机构和急诊科就诊的次数也会增加。
