52% of Spanish Feel the urge to seek information about symptoms that can guide them to a diagnosis rather than Consult a health professional for advice.
According to observation, female More likely to look up symptoms and diseases on the internet, especially those under 20 years old 18 and 25 years old.
Apart from, People who have jobs but no children, search for symptoms on the Internet to a greater extent. Likewise, people who self-medicate and people who use health and well-being apps are more likely to self-diagnose.
UAO CEU psychologist Julia Ballester explains the reason for online self-diagnosis: “We should not just consult any page, the official page is the most appropriate and reliable.” We never have to apply it 100%.Everyone is a world “Doctors must interpret any test results correctly.”
Most searched questions on the internet
Searches for information on possible health problems vary, although the following symptoms occasionally occur: Headache, back pain, or stomach pain.
The following are minor or specific illnesses, e.g. cold, conjunctivitis, candidiasis, or herpes,Finally Psychological symptoms and chronic or relapsing illnessescontinued to grow slightly.
Despite the increase in the use of social networks, the most common channel used by users is still Internet search engines. This is why the credibility of information found on the Internet and the web has increased significantly.
Increased searches for psychological symptoms
The main reason why they search online for psychological symptoms is Know what is going on with them and be able to understand it, Know if the psychological problem can be solved on one’s own, as well as financial reasons, but cannot afford to pay for a mental health professional.