Research on the Domestic and Foreign Progress and Trend of Cyberchondria

Abstract

Cyberchondria is an emerging risk in the Internet age. It causes a serious threat to public health and the social environment. At present, the domestic and foreign related studies are in the initial stage, so few of systematic review and summary are shown. Based on the core collection database of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WOS) as the data source, this paper uses CiteSpace to explore the domestic and foreign research developments and hotspots in the field of cyberchondria. By comparing and summarizing the domestic and overseas research status and hot spots of cyberchondria, this paper puts forward the research direction of cyberchondria in the future, in order to promote the further development of related research.