Comparison of health anxiety in the elderly with and without traumatic experience

Hassan Jafarzadeh Dashbolagh¹ Mohsen Abdi² Parvin Alizadeh³

1) M.A Student of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
2) PhD student in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
3) M.A student in Clinical Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

IOI Code : XDDD-FCZDK
Publication : 2th National Conference on Psychopathology(asruma.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to compare health anxiety in the elderly with and without traumatic experience. The method of this research was causal-comparative. The statistical population of the present study included the nursing home in Ardabil in the first half of 2020, which was identified by sampling and by sampling 20 people identified (group with traumatic experience) and 20 people who had low scores as a group without Traumatic experiences were examined. For data collection, a self-reported traumatic event screening questionnaire and a short health anxiety questionnaire were used. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (t-test for two independent groups) using SPSS statistical software. The results showed that there was no significant difference between health anxiety in the elderly with and without traumatic experience (p> 0.05, t= 0.158). The results showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups of elderly with and without traumatic experience in health anxiety.

Keywords : health anxiety traumatic experience elderly