The investigation of the reliability and validity of Persian version of Health anxiety questionnaire in students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Health anxiety is identified with persistent and severe concerns about health. People with health anxiety have misconceptions and incorrect interpretations of health and excessive sensitivity to their physical symptoms. Its prevalence is high among people and as a result of its importance and necessity; health anxiety is one of the major concerns of clinicians, which makes Health anxiety Evaluation also very important.
Material and In a study to determine the reliability and validity, the 18 questions, health anxiety inventory of Salkovskis and Warwick (2002) was administrated on 500 male and female students at the University of Khorramabad, selected using sampling. The reliability of the inventory was obtained using Cronbach's alpha method and its construct validity, using Exploratory Factor Analysis by SPSS.
The results show that the construct validity of this inventory consists of three factors: developing disease, its consequences, and total health concerns. In addition, Cronbach’s alpha factor of 0.75 shows the appropriate reliability of the inventory.
The results suggest that Salkovskis and Warwick Health Anxiety Inventory is adequate to detect health anxiety among Iranian students, specially students of Khorramabad University and can be used in various research and treatment centers.