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This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of clinically significant health anxiety and examine sociodemographic, academic, and health\u2010related factors associated with Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) scores among health profession students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross\u2010sectional study was conducted at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, during January\u2013March 2024. Using a convenience sampling technique, an anonymous online questionnaire was completed by 424 students aged 18 years or older, and it included demographic and background characteristics and the 18\u2010item SHAI, in which clinically significant health anxiety was defined as SHAI score \u2265\u200927. Descriptive and analytical statistics were applied, with\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05 considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The 424 participants reported a mean age of 20.92\u2009\u00b1\u20092.07 years, and 351\/424 were female (82.8%). The 18\u2010item SHAI showed good reliability with Cronbach's\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      of 88.3. Clinically significant health anxiety was identified in 77\/424 students (18.2%; 95%CI, 14.8%\u201322.1%). Higher mean SHAI scores were observed among females, students with previous medical or mental health conditions, occasional smokers, students with a first\u2010degree relative doctor, and students reporting physician visits. In adjusted logistic regression, clinically significant health anxiety was independently associated with choosing college because of a close relative's medical\/mental health condition (OR\u2009=\u20092.98; 95%CI, 1.03\u20138.65;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.044), occasional smoking (OR\u2009=\u20094.21; 95% CI, 1.24\u201314.26;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.021), previous medical or mental condition (OR\u2009=\u20092.10; 95%CI, 1.10\u20134.00;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.024), and (OR\u2009=\u20092.61; 95%CI, 1.35\u20135.04;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004) respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The clinically significant health anxiety was prevalent with nearly one in five health profession students reported clinically significant health anxiety. The findings highlight the need for student\u2010centered screening, counseling, and longitudinal research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.72981","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T04:36:58Z","timestamp":1790138218000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Assessment of Factors Associated With Perceived Health Anxiety Among Health Profession Medical Students in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5305-0189","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eman","family":"Dawood","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Ministry of 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