Abstract

ABSTRACT Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a chronic medical condition (CMC) are tasked with independent health care management transition. However, the role of health anxiety in care management is unclear. The present study evaluated whether health anxiety moderates transition readiness-to-health-related quality of life (HRQoL). College students (N = 135) completed cross-sectional surveys of demographics, health anxiety, transition readiness, and HRQoL. Analyses revealed interaction effects for health anxiety and transition readiness on HRQoL outcomes. For lower health anxiety, greater transition readiness was associated with greater HRQoL. Therefore, examining health anxiety in AYAs transitioning care may relate to long-term HRQoL outcomes.

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