• 한국안광학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2011

목적: 본 연구는 한국의 안경광학 분야에서 사이버콘드리아 현상의 실태를 파악하고 그에 대한 적절한 대책을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 실시되었다. 방법: 일반소비자 집단과 현역안경사 집단을 대상으로 사이버콘드리아 현상과 관련된 설문조사를 실시하고, 그 결과를 분석하였다. 결과: 한국의 안경광학 분야에서 온라인 정보에 대한 인식에 있어 일반소비자 집단과 안경사 집단 사이에 괴리가 크게 나타나면서 사이버콘드리아 현상이 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 사이버콘드리아에 대한 대책으로는 안경사의 적극적인 상담이 가장 적절하고 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2021

Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency posing unprecedented challenges for health authorities. Social media may serve as an effective platform to disseminate health-related information. This study aimed to assess the extent of social media use, its impact on preventive behavior, and negative health effects such as cyberchondria and information overload. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between June 10, 2020 and August 9, 2020 among people visiting the outpatient department of the authors' institution, and participants were also recruited during field visits for an awareness drive. Questions were developed on preventive behavior, and the Short Cyberchondria Scale and instruments dealing with information overload and perceived vulnerability were used. Results: The study recruited 767 participants with a mean age of about 45 years. Most of the participants (>90%) engaged in preventive behaviors, which were influenced by the extent of information received through social media platforms (β=3.297; p<0.001) and awareness of infection when a family member tested positive (β=29.082; p<0.001) or a neighbor tested positive (β=27.964; p<0.001). The majority (63.0%) of individuals often searched for COVID-19 related news on social media platforms. The mean±standard deviation scores for cyberchondria and information overload were 9.09±4.05 and 8.69±2.56, respectively. Significant and moderately strong correlations were found between cyberchondria, information overload, and perceived vulnerability to COVID-19. Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the use of social media as an information- seeking platform altered preventive behavior. However, excessive and misleading information resulted in cyberchondria and information overload.