A new measure of excessive parental worries about children's health: Development of the Health Anxiety by Proxy Scale (HAPYS).

Katrine Ingeman Lisbeth FrostholmDitte Hoffmann FrydendalKristi D WrightElaine LockhartM Elena GarraldaMaria KangasCharlotte Ulrikka Rask

Published in: Nordic journal of psychiatry (2021)

Based on the pilot testing the HAPYS showed good face and content validity. It holds the potential to be a valid questionnaire to help clinicians across health care settings assess parents suffering from health anxiety by proxy.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
mental health
health information
human health
health promotion
young adults
sleep quality
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
body mass index
risk assessment
social media
psychometric properties
patient reported