Volume 9, Issue 1 (Spring 2022)
J Prevent Med 2022, 9(1): 18-27 |
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Zare M, Eshaghi H, Soleimani M, Zare M R, Khademian M, Zomordi S et al . Health Anxiety and Factors Affecting it in Housewives During the Covid-19 Pandemic. J Prevent Med 2022; 9 (1) :18-27
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Mehdi Zare1 
, Hadi Eshaghi2 , Moussa Soleimani3 , Mohammad Reza Zare4 , Marzieh Khademian5 , Shahrokh Zomordi6 , Mehdi Behjati Ardakani * 1
, Hadi Eshaghi2 , Moussa Soleimani3 , Mohammad Reza Zare4 , Marzieh Khademian5 , Shahrokh Zomordi6 , Mehdi Behjati Ardakani * 1
1- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
2- Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
3- Vector Control Department, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
4- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Health, Larestan Medical Sciences, Lar, Fars Province, Iran.
5- Expert at Hormozgan Medical Sciences Health Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
6- Expert in charge of occupational health at the Provincial Health Center, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
2- Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
3- Vector Control Department, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
4- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Health, Larestan Medical Sciences, Lar, Fars Province, Iran.
5- Expert at Hormozgan Medical Sciences Health Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
6- Expert in charge of occupational health at the Provincial Health Center, Hormozgan Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Objective This study aims to investigate the health anxiety of housewives in Hormozgan, Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its related factors.
Methods In this descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design, participants were 258 housewives from Hormozgan Province who were selected using a convenience sampling method. The instrument used in this study was a demographic form and the Short Health Anxiety Inventory with three dimensions (illness likelihood, body vigilance, and the perceived negative consequences of becoming ill). SPSS v. 21 software was used to analyze the data.
Results The mean age of housewives was 35.77±8.81 years. Their mean score of health anxiety was 20.26±6.61. The level of health anxiety in 68.6% of housewives was high. Based on the results of multiple regression analysis, physical activity, chronic illness, and household economic status were significant predictors of health anxiety.
Conclusion In order to reduce the health anxiety of housewives during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is recommended to encourage housewives to increase their physical activity, and the government should provide financial support to low-income families.
Methods In this descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design, participants were 258 housewives from Hormozgan Province who were selected using a convenience sampling method. The instrument used in this study was a demographic form and the Short Health Anxiety Inventory with three dimensions (illness likelihood, body vigilance, and the perceived negative consequences of becoming ill). SPSS v. 21 software was used to analyze the data.
Results The mean age of housewives was 35.77±8.81 years. Their mean score of health anxiety was 20.26±6.61. The level of health anxiety in 68.6% of housewives was high. Based on the results of multiple regression analysis, physical activity, chronic illness, and household economic status were significant predictors of health anxiety.
Conclusion In order to reduce the health anxiety of housewives during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is recommended to encourage housewives to increase their physical activity, and the government should provide financial support to low-income families.
Type of Study: Orginal |
Subject:
Health Professional
Received: 2022/02/9 | Accepted: 2022/06/22 | Published: 2022/04/1
Received: 2022/02/9 | Accepted: 2022/06/22 | Published: 2022/04/1
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