Exploration of health anxiety among individuals with diabetes: prevalence and implications.
Health anxiety has been infrequently examined in individuals with diabetes. In this study, individuals with Type 1 or 2 diabetes (n = 414) completed questionnaires assessing health anxiety and related constructs. Elevated health anxiety was reported by 24.1 percent of the sample and was greater among younger individuals, females, unmarried participants, and those recently diagnosed with diabetes. The construct was related to trait anxiety, fear of diabetes complications, poorer adherence to dietary and exercise self-care activities as well as lower physical quality of life. The research improves our understanding of health anxiety among individuals with diabetes.
University of Regina, Canada.
Jennifer A
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Janzen Claude
Heather D
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Hadjistavropoulos
Lindsay
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Friesen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
diabetes; fear of diabetes complications; health anxiety; physical quality of life; self-care adherence; trait anxiety