Open AccessEvaluation of Health Anxiety in Adults Admitting to Primary Health Care Institutions
Author(s) -
Sevil Aydogan Gedik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2021.40111
Subject(s) - anxiety , health care , mental health , medicine , disease , cross sectional study , psychiatry , clinical psychology , family medicine , psychology , pathology , economics , economic growth
Health anxiety is defined as the negative over-interpretation of the usual physical sensations, although the person does not have any physical illness. The study aims to evaluate the health anxiety levels of individuals over the age of 18 who admit to primary healthcare institutions in Eskisehir and the factors that may be associated with it.