The 14-item short health anxiety inventory (SHAI-14) used as a screening tool: appropriate interpretation and diagnostic accuracy of the Swedish version.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 14-item Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI-14) is a common measure of health anxiety but its screening properties have not been studied. The aims of this study were to evaluate the SHAI-14 as a screening instrument, identify cut-offs for clinically significant health anxiety and investigate which scores correspond to different severity levels.

Method

The study included 1729 psychiatric patients and 85 healthy controls. Participants completed the SHAI-14 and underwent a diagnostic interview. Cut-off scores were evaluated in three scenarios to approximate screening 1) in a psychiatric clinic, 2) in a low prevalence setting and, 3) of healthy volunteers (cut-off for remission). Receiver operating characteristics were used. Classification of severity was based o

SUBMITTER: Osterman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664720 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature