Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
BMC Psychol. 2022 Jul 11;10(1):170. doi: 10.1186/s40359-022-00880-y.
One of the psychological issues that may affect health care workers (HCWs) during the outbreak of COVID-19 is health anxiety. Health anxiety disorder goes beyond normal health concerns and can seriously affect occupational and interpersonal performance. The present study was designed to determine the level of COVID-19-related health anxiety and its predictors in Iranian HCWs.
This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected online through a demographic information questionnaire and the short version of the Health Anxiety Questionnaire. The online questionnaires were created via Google Form and the URL link was sent to HCWs via email or social networking applications. In total, questionnaires were sent to more than 1,500 HCWs throughout Iran. Data were analyzed with SPSS software version 23.
Five hundred and fifty-two HCWs completed and sent the questionnaires. The mean scores of health anxiety of HCWs were higher than the cutoff point of health anxiety (17.28 ± 8.84) and 58.1% of HCWs had health anxiety. There was a significant inverse relationship between health anxiety score and age (r = - 0.13; P = 0.002), work experience (r = - 0.16; P < 0.001) and income level (r = - 0.097; P = 0.03). The rate of health anxiety was significantly higher in females (P = 0.03). Based on regression results, age and hospital category were significant risk factors for health anxiety.
Based on the results of this study, employees working in health centers in Iran had high health anxiety. Due to the high level of health anxiety in HCWs, it is important to consider strategies to reduce their health anxiety in the current situation.
在 COVID-19 爆发期间，可能影响医护人员（HCWs）心理健康的问题之一是健康焦虑。健康焦虑障碍超出了正常的健康担忧范围，可能会严重影响职业和人际关系表现。本研究旨在确定伊朗 HCWs 的 COVID-19 相关健康焦虑水平及其预测因素。
这是一项横断面研究。通过人口统计学信息问卷和健康焦虑问卷短版在线收集数据。在线问卷通过 Google 表单创建，通过电子邮件或社交网络应用程序将 URL 链接发送给 HCWs。总共向伊朗各地的 1500 多名 HCWs 发送了问卷。使用 SPSS 软件版本 23 对数据进行分析。
552 名 HCWs 完成并发送了问卷。HCWs 的健康焦虑平均得分高于健康焦虑的临界值（17.28±8.84），58.1%的 HCWs 有健康焦虑。健康焦虑得分与年龄（r=-0.13；P=0.002）、工作经验（r=-0.16；P<0.001）和收入水平（r=-0.097；P=0.03）呈显著负相关。女性的健康焦虑发生率明显更高（P=0.03）。基于回归结果，年龄和医院类别是健康焦虑的显著危险因素。
根据本研究的结果，在伊朗卫生中心工作的员工健康焦虑程度较高。由于 HCWs 的健康焦虑程度较高，在当前情况下，有必要考虑采取策略来降低他们的健康焦虑。
