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Psychometric Properties of Health Anxiety Inventory in caregiver of Cancer Patients in Shahrekord

Document Type : Scientific Research

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ardakan University.

2 Assistant Professor In Psychology, Payame Noor University.

3 M.A student of family counseling, Ardakan University

Abstract

Objective: Health-related concerns do not destroy with the usual reassurance from others and even the physicians but are transmitted over time from one disease to another. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of health anxiety inventory in caregiver of cancer patients. Method: In a descriptive study, a sample of 255 people (153 women and 102 males) was selected through available sampling method from caregivers of cancer patients as samples of this study. Result: The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using the internal consistency, split- half and test-retest, respectively 0.95, 0.86 and 0.63. Also, the convergent validity of the questionnaire was 0.74 with Beck Depression Inventory. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the two- factor model had moderate fitness and the three-factor model proposed by authors had a good fitness. Conclusion: The results showed that health anxiety inventory has good psychometric properties in caregiver of cancer patients.

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Health Psychology
Volume 7, Issue 25
June 2018
Pages 121-132
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