Pengaruh E-Health Literacy terhadap Kesejahteraan Psikologis Pada Pengidap Cyberchondria

Abstract

Health information can be easily accessed by everyone around the world, including valid information and invalid information. Invalid information can trigger anxiety and impair daily activities. This study aims to determine the effect of e-health literacy on the psychological well-being of cyberchondria sufferers. Participants in this research with a total of 135 are from North Sumatra that ever access the internet to gain health information related to their symptoms. This research uses quantitative research with the methods of parametric sampling. T-test shows that the significance (p) score is 0,00 (0,00 < 0,05) with a correlation coefficient score of 0,890. Therefore, it could be concluded that e-health literacy has a significant impact on psychological well-being. The Regression test shows that the impact of e-health literacy on psychological well-being is at 79,3 %.