The study aimed to investigate the correlation between children’s attendance at the emergency department and the cyberchondria of parents. The population for this cross-sectional study comprised parents of children aged 0 to 18 attending the emergency department. Research data were collected using an Information Form, the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS). The participants had mean CSS scores of 41.45 ± 19.22. There were significant differences observed between the reason for choosing the emergency department with mean scores for the total CSS (F = 2.289, P = .021), distress (F = 2.466, P = .013), and compulsion (F = 2.822, P = .005) subscales. A weak positive correlation was identified between the number of attendances at the emergency department in the last year and the excessiveness (r = .204) subscale. Participants had moderate levels of CSS. According to the research findings, most parents attended the emergency department for non-urgent reasons. In addition, as the cyberchondria severity level of parents increased, their attendance at health institutions and emergency departments was determined to increase.
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