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Evaluating Individuals with Health Anxiety Inventory Applying to a Smoking Cessation Unit

Sigara Bırakma Polikliniğine Başvuran Kişilerin Sağlık Anksiyetesi Ölçeği ile Değerlendirilmesi

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5–13
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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Patients quitting smoking with thought of developing a disease had higher health anxiety scores.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: People who apply to smoking cessation units are worrying about developing a disease caused by smoking.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Health Anxiety Inventory Short Form along with a questionnaire including Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and was self-administered to the patients who applied to smoking cessation unit during the period of February and March 2017.
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Conclusion & Impact:Patients quitting smoking with thought of developing a disease had higher health anxiety scores.
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📍Scope:2017 Verileri
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Abstract

Aim: People who apply to smoking cessation units are worrying about developing a disease caused by smoking. The aim of this study is to evaluate health anxiety in smokers and the relation with some variables. Methods: Health Anxiety Inventory Short Form along with a questionnaire including Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and was self-administered to the patients who applied to smoking cessation unit during the period of February and March 2017. Data was analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics 22. Results: This study was performed with 173 patients; 100 (57.8%) men and 73 (42.2%) women. The age range was between 19 and 66. Mean total Health Anxiety Inventory score was 17.34±8.55. The mean Health Anxiety Inventory subscale score was13.76±6.92. Subscale scores of 23.6% of participants (n=41) were over 20 which shows significant health anxiety. There was not significant correlation between Fagerström and Health Anxiety Inventory scores (p=0.422). Mean scores in women, in participants who were married and had children was higher but was not significant. Participants quitting smoking because of fear of disease had significantly higher Health Anxiety Inventory scores (p=0.023). Conclusion: Higher nicotine dependence scores did not have any significant associations with health anxiety. Patients quitting smoking with thought of developing a disease had higher health anxiety scores.

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Amaç: Sigara bırakma polikliniklerine başvuran kişiler, çoğu zaman sigaraya bağlı gelişebilecek hastalık endişesi ile sigarayı bırakmak istediklerini belirtmektedirler. Bu çalışmada sigara bırakma polikliniğine başvuran hastaları Sağlık Anksiyetesi Ölçeği ile değerlendirmek ve sağlık anksiyetesinin sosyodemografik özellikler, nikotin bağımlılık düzeyleri, kronik hastalık varlığı gibi faktörlerle ilişkisini saptamak amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Sigara Bırakma Polikliniğine 2017 yılında Şubat ve Mart aylarında başvuran hastalara Fagerström Nikotin Bağımlılık Testi, anket formu ve Sağlık Anksiyetesi Ölçeği kısa versiyonu (18 soru) uygulanmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler için IBM SPSS Statistics 22 kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma yaşları 19 ile 66 arasında değişmekte olan, 100’ü (%57,8) erkek ve 73’ü (%42,2) kadın olmak üzere toplam 173 olgu ile yapılmıştır. Total ölçek puanı ortalaması 17,34±8,55’dir. Sağlık anksiyetesi alt boyut puanları ortalaması 13,76±6,92’dır. Katılımcıların %23,6’sında (n=41), alt boyut puanları 20 puan ve üstünde olup belirgin sağlık anksiyetesini göstermektedir. Sağlık anksiyetesi ölçek puanı ile Fagerström puanı arasında korelasyon bulunamamıştır (p=0,422). Kadınlarda, evlilerde, çocuğu olanlarda sağlık anksiyete puan ortalamaları anlamlı olmamakla beraber daha yüksek gözlenmiştir. Hastalık korkusu sebebiyle sigarayı bırakmak isteyenlerin sağlık anksiyetesi puan ortalaması istatistiksel anlamlı yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,023) Sonuç: Çalışmamızda yüksek nikotin bağımlılık düzeylerinin sağlık anksiyetesiyle anlamlı bir ilişkisi saptanmadı. Hastalık korkusu sebebiyle sigarayı bırakmak isteyenlerde yüksek sağlık anksiyetesi gözlenmiştir.

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ARICA, S., KAFADAR, D., ESEN, A. D. (2022). Evaluating Individuals with Health Anxiety Inventory Applying to a Smoking Cessation Unit. Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1, 5–13. https://ajindex.com/articles/508391

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