Abstract
To explore the prevalence of health anxiety (HA) and related factors in Chinese patients with physical diseases. Three-hundred twenty-eight patients completed a series of scales about personality, HA, and quality of life (QoL). The prevalence of HA in all patients was 42.07%. HA was significantly correlated with neuroticism, alexithymia, and QoL. Moreover, physical and psychological QoL as well as neuroticism could predict 41.8% of HA. Nurses should pay more attention to the HA of patients with physical diseases. Appropriate psychological interventions need to be used to improve patients' HA and QoL.
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