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December 8, 2025Journal of Medical Internet ResearchOpen Access

Impact of Cyberchondria on Health and Quality of Life: Scoping Review

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CYChenxi YangRXRichard Huan Xu

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Scoping review demonstrates correlations between cyberchondria and quality of life, highlighting psychological distress and healthcare implications.

Key Points

  • This review aims to analyze how cyberchondria influences quality of life and identify associated health factors.
  • Conducted a literature search across 4 databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science.
  • Included peer-reviewed studies published in English that examined health-related factors linked to cyberchondria.
  • Utilized the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale to assess risk of bias in cross-sectional studies.
  • Narrative analysis was performed for data synthesis.
  • Identified 9483 records, with 87 studies meeting inclusion criteria for analysis.
  • Most studies were rated with moderate (54.4%) to low (36.7%) risk of bias.
  • Correlations found between cyberchondria and various quality of life domains including physical health and psychological health.
  • Addressed factors such as eHealth literacy, addictive behavior, and social relationships.

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Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ce4fa91c937236cecchttps://doi.org/10.2196/77977
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