Health anxiety and illness-related fears across diverse chronic illnesses: A systematic review on conceptualization, measurement, prevalence, course, and correlates.
Sophie LebelBrittany MutsaersChristina TomeiCaroline Séguin LeclairGeorden JonesDanielle Petricone-WestwoodNicole RutkowskiViviane TaGeneviève TrudelSimone Zofia LaflammeAndrée-Anne LavigneAndreas DinkelPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The concept of HA may offer a unifying conceptual perspective on the fears of illness/symptoms worsening or returning commonly experienced by those with chronic disease.