Health anxiety and social health among health care workers and health volunteers exposed to coronavirus disease in Iran (2020): A structural equation modeling.

Abstract

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the structural relationships between health anxiety and social health among Health Care Workers exposed to covid-19 in Iran.MethodThe research was an online-survey and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 735 Health Care Workers and health volunteers in Iran from 13 April to 4 May 2020. Three standardized pre-tested questionnaires were used to collect data including social health, health anxiety and corona-related questions. Data were analyzed by SPSS 22 and Amos 24 software.ResultsThe majority of the respondents were males and 51.4%, were married. Fifty-six percent of the participants were employed and 5.1 percent of respondents had covid-19. 52.6% of respondents are satisfied with the government's performance in managing corona virus. 83% of health anxiety changes are explained by social health.ConclusionIncreasing public awareness, efforts to reduce social anxiety and stress, and improving social functioning and social support can be part of the interventions of health policy makers and social experts.