Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Health Anxiety Inventory.

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Author	AYDEMİR, Ömer KIRPINAR, İsmet SATI, Tülay UYKUR, Burak CENGİSİZ, Cengiz
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Introduction Health anxiety is seen in the clinical presentation of both somatoform disorders, especially hypochondriasis and anxiety disorders. In this study, we aimed to perform the reliability and validity analyses of the Turkish version of the Health Anxiety Inventory which is used in the assessment of health anxiety. Method Translation and back-translation of the Health Anxiety Inventory was done. Study groups consisted of in- or out-patients with somatoform disorder (n=65), panic disorder (n=55), major depressive disorder (n=22), and healthy volunteers (n=114). In the assessment, beside the Health Anxiety Inventory, the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Somatosensory Amplification Scale and the Trait Anxiety Inventory were used. Results In reliability analyses, Cronbach‘s alpha internal consistency coefficient was 0.918 and item-total score correlation coefficients were between 0.405 and 0.769. Test-retest correlation coefficient was r=0.572. In construct validity, two factors that representing 54.5 percent of the total variance were obtained and they represented sensitivity to somatic symptoms and anxiety towards organic diseases. In concurrent validity, it had moderate to good correlation with the other study scales. In the comparison of study groups, the groups of somatoform disorder and anxiety disorder had significantly higher level of health anxiety than the groups with major depressive disorder and of healthy controls. Conclusion The Turkish version of the Health Anxiety Inventory can be reliably and validly used both in clinical practice and in research.
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ISSN	13000667
Volume Number	50
DOI	10.4274/npa.y6383
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5363424
Issue Number	4
PubMed reference number	28360565
Journal	Nöro Psikiyatri Arşivi [Noro Psikiyatr Ars]
e-ISSN	13094866
Language	English
Publisher	Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
Publisher Date	2013-12-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	Copyright © 2013 Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
Subject Keyword	Health Anxiety İnventory reliability validity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuroscience Psychiatry and Mental Health