Table 3 Experience of the medical field students with illness anxiety

If you had it, what kind of illness did you initially self-diagnosed?

•       No

189 (63.00)

•       Organic disease

70 (23.33)

•       Psychiatric disorder

28 (9.33)

•       Both organic and psychiatric disorders

13 (4.33)

Have you ever diagnosed yourself correctly?

•       Yes

193 (64.33)

•       No

107 (35.67)

You think you are more prone to experiencing the symptoms of…...

•       Both organic and psychiatric disorders

133 (44.33)

•       Organic disease

88 (29.33)

•       Psychiatric disorder

79 (26.33)

Have you ever experienced this before becoming a student in the medical field?

•       No

209 (69.67)

•       Yes

91 (30.33)

How do you react?

•       None

135 (45.00)

•       Care-avoidant type

76 (25.33)

•       Care-seeking type

45 (15.00)

•       Both

44 (14.67)

Do you think this feeling affects you?

•       No

170 (56.67)

•       Negative effect

105 (35.00)

•       Positive effect

25 (8.33)

Have you ever diagnosed yourself using the internet before becoming a medical student?

•       No

196 (65.33)

•       Yes

104 (34.67)

Which of the following best describes you?(Multiple answers are allowed)

•       Your fear and anxiety are disproportionate to the actual risk involved. For example, if someone is at high risk of developing a disease, they might not have nosophobia.

200 (66.67)

•       The fear of getting sick interferes with other aspects of your daily life such as work school or relationships

85 (28.33)

•       Your fear of illness is lasting not situational or temporary with anxiety persisting for six months or more

39 (13.00)