Assessment of Factors Associated With Perceived Health Anxiety Among Health Profession Medical Students in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background and aims: Health anxiety may affect and impair well-being, reassurance-seeking behavior, healthcare use, and academic functioning among health profession medical students. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of clinically significant health anxiety and examine sociodemographic, academic, and health-related factors associated with Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) scores among health profession students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.