Table 2.
Mean score of GAD-7a, CSS-12b, Brief-COPEc, frequency of infodemic, and overuse of health care in different groups of background characteristics (n=986).
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Infodemic, yes, n (%) | Overuse of health care, mean (SD) | GAD-7, mean (SD) | CSS-12, mean (SD) | Brief-COPE, mean (SD) | |||
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Problem | Emotion | Avoidant | |||||
| Overall | 581 (58.9) | 596 (60.4) | 8.4 (3.8) | 39.7 (7.5) | 3.3 (0.4) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.5) | |
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Male | 283 (59.5) | 282 (59.2) | 8.2 (3.7) | 39.8 (7.6) | 3.3 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.5) |
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Female | 298 (58.4) | 314 (61.6) | 8.6 (3.8) | 39.6 (7.4) | 3.3 (0.4) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.5) |
| Educational level | ||||||||
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Secondary or below | 32 (59.6) | 29 (55.8) | 9 (4.5) | 37.3 (7.8)d | 3.2 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.5) |
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Tertiary or above | 549 (58.8) | 567 (60.8) | 8.3 (3.7) | 39.9 (7.5) | 3.3 (0.4) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.4) |
| Family registry | ||||||||
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Urban | 428 (61)d | 430 (61.3) | 8.1 (3.7)e | 40 (7.6)f | 3.3 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.5) |
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Rural | 153 (53.9) | 166 (58.5) | 9 (4) | 39 (7.1) | 3.2 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.3) | 2.2 (0.5) |
| Employment | ||||||||
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Active | 525 (58.7) | 557 (62.3)g | 9.8 (4.2)g | 38.1 (7.3)h | 3.2 (0.4) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.2 (0.5)i |
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Nonactive | 56 (60.9) | 39 (42.4) | 8.2 (3.7) | 40 (7.5) | 3.3 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.4) |
| Chronic disease | ||||||||
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Yes | 208 (64.8)j | 239 (74.5)g | 9.1 (4)g | 41.2 (6.6)g | 3.2 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.3)k | 2.2 (0.5)g |
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No | 373 (56.1) | 357 (53.7) | 8 (3.7) | 39 (7.8) | 3.3 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.4) |
aGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment-7.
bCSS-12: Cyberchondria Severity Scale-12.
cCOPE: Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory.
dP=.04.
eP=.002.
fP=.05.
gP<.001.
hP=.03.
iP=.02.
jP=.009.
kP=.01.