ArticleBMC primary care2022
The association between health anxiety, physical disease and cardiovascular risk factors in the general population - a cross-sectional analysis from the Tromsø study: Tromsø 7.
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- Effects of online mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on anxiety symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Anxiety disorders following percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive review of clinical manifestations and interventions.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- The association between health anxiety and visits to traditional and complementary medicine providers in Norway: the Tromsø7 Study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Association Between the Use of a Digital Health Platform During Pregnancy and Helping Users Avoid Emergency and In-Person Care: Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Observational
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Abstract
backgroundHealth anxiety (HA) is defined as a worry of disease. An association between HA and mental illness has been reported, but few have looked at the association between HA and physical disease.
objectiveTo examine the association between HA and number of diseases, different disease categories and cardiovascular risk factors in a large sample of the general population.
methodsThis study used cross-sectional data from 18,432 participants aged 40 years or older in the seventh survey of the Tromsø study. HA was measured using a revised version of the Whiteley Index-6 (WI-6-R). Participants reported previous and current status regarding a variety of different diseases. We performed exponential regression analyses looking at the independent variables 1) number of diseases, 2) disease category (cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes or kidney disease, respiratory disease, rheumatism, and migraine), and 3) cardiovascular risk factors (high blood pressure or use of cholesterol- or blood pressure lowering medication).
resultsCompared to the healthy reference group, number of diseases, different disease categories, and cardiovascular risk factors were consistently associated with higher HA scores. Most previous diseases were also significantly associated with increased HA score. People with current cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes or kidney disease had the highest HA scores, being 109, 50, and 60% higher than the reference group, respectively.
conclusionIn our general adult population, we found consistent associations between HA, as a continuous measure, and physical disease, all disease categories measured and cardiovascular risk factors.
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