Prevalence of hypochondriac symptoms among health science students in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypochondriac symptoms are commonly reported in health science students. With their incomplete medical knowledge, they may compare their own bodily symptoms with disease symptoms during the process of learning, which can lead to mental distress and the need for repeated medical reassurance.

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of hypochondriac symptoms in Chinese health science students.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disc, and Wanfang Data on July 1, 2018. Additionally, the references of the retrieved papers were searched. Cross-sectional studies published in either English or Chinese that reported the prevalence of hypochondriac symptom

SUBMITTER: Meng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6748570 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature