The Peking Health Anxiety Scale for Infectious Diseases: psychometric properties and short-form development
The PHAID and its short form provide reliable and valid tools for identifying infectious disease-related health anxiety. They show promise for supporting research and public health screening during outbreaks, though further validation in more diverse populations and clinical settings is warranted.
Authors
- Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-0778)
- Yinyin Zang
- Junkai Feng
Institutions
- Ministry of Education (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1734657
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China