Table 1 Characteristics of the study group [continuous variables are summarized by mean (standard deviation) and categorical variables by frequency (percentage)]
From: Cyberchondria severity and utilization of health services in Polish society: a cross-sectional study
Variables | M (SD) or n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | Age | 42.0 (14.2) |
Gender | ||
- Female | 828 (51.3) | |
- Male | 785 (48.7) | |
Health status | Chronic diseases | |
- No | 867 (53.8) | |
- Yes | 607 (37.1) | |
Unexplained symptoms | ||
- No | 1273 (78.9) | |
- Yes | 340 (21.1) | |
Disability | ||
- No | 1423 (88.2) | |
- Yes | 190 (11.8) | |
SHAIP-NC score | 2.8 (2.5) | |
SHAPI-IL score | 11.7 (6.9) | |
Cyberchondria severity score | 69.1 (20.5) | |
Utilization of healthcare services | Visits to family physicians | |
- no visits | 215 (13.3) | |
- one visit | 244 (15.1) | |
- two or three visits | 505 (31.3) | |
- more than three visits | 649 (40.3) | |
Visits to specialists | ||
- no visits | 355 (22.0) | |
- one visit | 289 (17.9) | |
- two or three visits | 450 (27.9) | |
- more than three visits | 519 (32.2) | |
Diagnostic procedures | ||
- no use | 458 (28.4) | |
- once | 342 (21.2) | |
- two or three times | 441 (27.3) | |
- more than three times | 372 (23.1) | |
Hospital admission | ||
- no admission | 1184 (73.4) | |
- one admission | 266 (16.5) | |
- more than one admission | 163 (10.1) | |
Emergency services | ||
- no use | 1130 (70.1) | |
- once | 291 (18.0) | |
- more than once | 192 (11.9) | |
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination | ||
- not vaccinated | 603 (37.9) | |
- vaccinated | 987 (62.1) | |
Alternative medicine | ||
- no use | 1363 (84.5) | |
- once | 89 (5.5) | |
- more than once | 161 (10.0) |