Relationship between Resilience and Hypochondriasis due to COVID-19: A Case Study in an Occupational Environment

  Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) possesses the mental effects such as stress, anxiety ,and hypochondriasis in addition to physical effects .The present study was aimed to investigate the  relationship between of hypochondriasis  and resilience of employees at epidemics conditions of corona virus in an occupational environment.

This cross-sectional study was performed, in spring of 2020, on 275 personnel in one of the southern industries from Iran. Data collection instruments included demographic questionnaire, researcher made questionnaire, CD-RSC resilience questionnaire, and Standard hypochondria questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 by one-way ANOVA, Pearson  and linear regression.

The results showed that the mean prevalence of hypochondriasis was 33.37 and its standard deviation was 14.87 and the total mean and standard deviation of resilience score was 20.95 ± 78.56. there was a significant relationship between hypochondriasis and variables of age, career length, use of personal protective equipment, experience of corona and attention to preventive measures(P < 0.05). Also There is a significant relationship between resilience and age, career length, attention to preventive measures and the use of personal protective equipment(P < 0.05). A significant negative relationship was observed between hypochondriasis and resilience.   

It is necessary to implement measures for reducing the hypochondriasis disorder and increasing the resilience among employees, especially in the exposure to the hard conditions of corona epidemics.