Prediction Health Anxiety in Nurses Based on Psychological Distress and Coping Styles

Introduction: Among the most common problems seen in nurses is health anxiety, which can be related to psychological distress and coping styles. The aim of this study is to predict nurses' health anxiety based on psychological distress and coping styles. Material & method: The present study was a kind of correlation research with multiple regression methods, and the statistical population included nurses working in Dr. Pirouz State Hospital affiliated with Guilan Medical Sciences, which had ۲۰۰ people whom (۲۷ men and ۱۷۳ women) were available to sample the research participated. Demographic inventory, Health Anxiety Inventory(HAI-۱۸), Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (KPDS) and Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations(CISS) filled. The resulting data were analyzed by and statistical software SPSS version ۲۲ and by descriptive indicators and by multiple regression methods. Results: Data analysis showed that the problem-oriented coping style (T= ۲.۸۰۳) and psychological distress (T =۵.۱۲۲)، Anxiety predicts health in nurses significantly at the level (۰.۰۱). Discussion and Conclusion: Problem-oriented coping style and reduction of psychological distress in nurses can help reduce health anxiety. It is suggested that hospital managers provide the necessary supportive measures to maintain and promote the mental health of nurses by planning meetings and training centers as an in-service training program.

Keywords:

Health anxiety , Psychological distress , coping styles , Nurses