{"title":"2021年马赞达兰医学院学生新冠肺炎疫情自我发病情况及相关因素分析","authors":"Reza Salehinia, Reza Pourmohammad, Ebrahim Nasiri Formi","doi":"10.32598/jsmj.21.4.2571","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives Hypochondriasis (Illness anxiety disorder) is one of somatic disorders where a person has a fear of having a serious disease for at least 6 months, despite having physical health. Its prevalence is higher in people aged 20-30 years. This study aims to determine the prevalence of hypochondriasis and its related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in medical students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) Subjects and Methods This descriptive study with a cross-sectional design was conducted in 2021. The study population consists of all students of MUMS. Of these, 125 students participated in the study, including 75 females (60%) and 50 males (40%) aged 19-27 years (mean age=22.80±2.54 years). The data collection tool was a questionnaire adapted from a hypochondriasis awareness questionnaire developed by Evans in 1980. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software, version 26. Results It was found that 36.8% had no hypochondriasis, 28% were at risk of hypochondriasis, 18.2% had mild hypochondriasis, 13.6% had moderate hypochondriasis, and 3.2% had severe hypochondriasis. The relationship between age and hypochondriasis was statistically significant (P=0.025). Conclusion Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and being in quarantine, most of the MUMS students has hypochondriasis, where older students have higher level of hypochondriasis.","PeriodicalId":17808,"journal":{"name":"Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Prevalence of Self-morbidity and Its Related Factors in COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions in Mazandaran Medical Students in 2021\",\"authors\":\"Reza Salehinia, Reza Pourmohammad, Ebrahim Nasiri Formi\",\"doi\":\"10.32598/jsmj.21.4.2571\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"Background and Objectives Hypochondriasis (Illness anxiety disorder) is one of somatic disorders where a person has a fear of having a serious disease for at least 6 months, despite having physical health. Its prevalence is higher in people aged 20-30 years. This study aims to determine the prevalence of hypochondriasis and its related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in medical students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) Subjects and Methods This descriptive study with a cross-sectional design was conducted in 2021. The study population consists of all students of MUMS. Of these, 125 students participated in the study, including 75 females (60%) and 50 males (40%) aged 19-27 years (mean age=22.80±2.54 years). The data collection tool was a questionnaire adapted from a hypochondriasis awareness questionnaire developed by Evans in 1980. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software, version 26. Results It was found that 36.8% had no hypochondriasis, 28% were at risk of hypochondriasis, 18.2% had mild hypochondriasis, 13.6% had moderate hypochondriasis, and 3.2% had severe hypochondriasis. The relationship between age and hypochondriasis was statistically significant (P=0.025). Conclusion Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and being in quarantine, most of the MUMS students has hypochondriasis, where older students have higher level of hypochondriasis.\",\"PeriodicalId\":17808,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences\",\"volume\":\"85 1\",\"pages\":\"\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2022-05-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.32598/jsmj.21.4.2571\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jsmj.21.4.2571","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Prevalence of Self-morbidity and Its Related Factors in COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions in Mazandaran Medical Students in 2021
Background and Objectives Hypochondriasis (Illness anxiety disorder) is one of somatic disorders where a person has a fear of having a serious disease for at least 6 months, despite having physical health. Its prevalence is higher in people aged 20-30 years. This study aims to determine the prevalence of hypochondriasis and its related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in medical students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) Subjects and Methods This descriptive study with a cross-sectional design was conducted in 2021. The study population consists of all students of MUMS. Of these, 125 students participated in the study, including 75 females (60%) and 50 males (40%) aged 19-27 years (mean age=22.80±2.54 years). The data collection tool was a questionnaire adapted from a hypochondriasis awareness questionnaire developed by Evans in 1980. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software, version 26. Results It was found that 36.8% had no hypochondriasis, 28% were at risk of hypochondriasis, 18.2% had mild hypochondriasis, 13.6% had moderate hypochondriasis, and 3.2% had severe hypochondriasis. The relationship between age and hypochondriasis was statistically significant (P=0.025). Conclusion Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and being in quarantine, most of the MUMS students has hypochondriasis, where older students have higher level of hypochondriasis.