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JMIR public health and surveillance

ISSN 2369-2960

2 papers in the library · publishing 2017-2025

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Mindfulness Intervention for Health Information Avoidance in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study.

JMIR public health and surveillance January 28, 2025 Chenyu Gu, Liquan Qian, Xiaojie Zhuo

The global aging population and rapid development of digital technology have made health management among older adults an urgent public health issue. The complexity of online health information often leads to psychological challenges, such as cyberchondria, exacerbating health information avoidance behaviors. These behaviors hinder effective health management; yet, little research examines...

DOI: 10.2196/69554 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Cyberchondria Elderly Health information avoidance +1

Adverse Reactions Associated With Cannabis Consumption as Evident From Search Engine Queries.

JMIR public health and surveillance October 26, 2017 Elad Yom-Tov, Shaul Lev-Ran

Background: Cannabis is one of the most widely used psychoactive substances worldwide, but adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with its use are difficult to study because of its prohibited status in many countries. Objective: Internet search engine queries have been used to investigate ADRs in pharmaceutical drugs. In this proof-of-concept study, we tested whether these queries can be used...