Bibliographic citations
Fernandez, J., (2024). Cibercondría y automedicación en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina Humana de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín, 2024 [Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial]. http://hdl.handle.net/11458/6042
Fernandez, J., Cibercondría y automedicación en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina Humana de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín, 2024 []. PE: Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial; 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11458/6042
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title = "Cibercondría y automedicación en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina Humana de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín, 2024",
author = "Fernandez Saucedo, Jhacmilson Jhamil",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial",
year = "2024"
}
Cyberchondria and self-medication in students of the Faculty of Human Medicine of the National University of San Martín, 2024. Introduction: Cyberchondria is a not well studied term that is becoming increasingly important in the field of mental health; this term refers to the exaggerated concern for online health searches, which can lead to misinterpretation of such information, increasing health anxiety. On the other hand, self-medication represents a topic of public interest due to the health risks it entails. Studies indicate that medical students are more predisposed than the general population to develop such behaviors. Objective: To determine the relationship between cyberchondria and self-medication in students of the Faculty of Human Medicine of the National University of San Martín, 2024. Materials and methods: The design of this research is simple, cross-sectional, correlational and non-experimental. The population and sample consisted of 157 students of the FMH of the UNSM, enrolled in the semester 2024 I. For data collection, the short version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12) and the Self-Medication Scale were used. For the results, frequency tables were used and for the correlational analysis the Pearson's Chi-square test was applied, being significant those values <0.05 in the SPSS version 25 statistical program. Results: Most of the participants were males (57.3%) and the second year of the study was the most prevalent (25.5%). The levels of cyberchondria were: moderate (64.33%), mild (32.5%) and high (3.2%). Levels of self-medication were: moderate (81.5%), high (14%) and mild (4.5%). Gender was not associated with the development of cyberchondria or self-medication (p>0.05). Academic year was not associated with self-medication (p>0.05), but did present an inverse relationship with cyberchondria (p<0.05). Of the four dimensions of cyberchondria, only the compulsivity dimension was associated with self-medication (p<0.05). Finally, the association between cyberchondria with self-medication presented a significance level of 0.015 (p<0.05), meaning that cyberchondria is a factor for self-medication. Conclusion: It is concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between cyberchondria and self-medication in students of the FMH of the UNSM.
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