Psychometric Evaluation of the Whiteley Index-8 in Chinese Outpatients in General Hospitals

Psychometric Evaluation of the Whiteley Index-8 in Chinese Outpatients in General Hospitals

Background: Excessive and persistent health anxiety is a common and disabling but often unrecognized illness. Therefore, screening patients for health anxiety is recommended in primary care. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of an updated version of the eight-it...

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Main Authors: Yixiao Chen, Per Fink, Jing Wei, Anne-Kristin Toussaint, Lan Zhang, Yaoyin Zhang, Hua Chen, Xiquan Ma, Wentian Li, Jie Ren, Wei Lu, Rainer Leonhart, Kurt Fritzsche, Heng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Whiteley Index
health anxiety
reliability
validity
ROC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.557662/full

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