Health anxiety (Whitely Index)

The Whitely Index¹⁾ was implemented in Lifelines to assess hypochondriasis among participants (section: wellbeing & subjective health). The Whitely Index contains 14 true-false statements about the subjective perception of health.
Note that subjective health of Lifelines participants was also assessed using various general questions.

Variables

Questions English	Questions Dutch	Code	Variable	Assessment	Age
Do you often worry about the possibility that you have got a serious illness?	Maakt u zich vaak zorgen over de mogelijkheid dat u een ernstige ziekte hebt?	whitely_worry_adu_q_01	WI1	2B	18+
Are you bothered by many pains and aches?	Hebt u last van veel pijntjes?	whitely_aches_adu_q_02	WI2	2B	18+
Do you find that you are often aware of various things happening in your body?	Vindt u dat u zich vaak bewust bent van dingen die zich in uw lichaam afspelen?	whitely_consciousness_adu_q_03	WI3	2B	18+
Do you worry a lot about your health?	Maakt u zich vaak zorgen om uw gezondheid?	whitely_worry_adu_q_04	WI4	2B	18+
Do you often have the symptoms of very serious illnesses?	Hebt u vaak de verschijnselen van zeer ernstige ziektes?	whitely_symptoms_adu_q_05	WI5	2B	18+
If a disease is brought to your attention (through the radio, television, newspapers or someone you know), do you worry about getting it yourself?	Als een ziekte onder uw aandacht wordt gebracht (door de radio, televisie, kranten, of iemand die u kent) maakt u zich dan zorgen dat u het zelf krijgt?	whitely_worry_adu_q_06	WI6	2B	18+
If you feel ill and someone tells you that you are looking better, do you become annoyed?	Als u zich ziek voelt en iemand vertelt u dat u er beter uitziet, raakt u dan geïrriteerd?	whitely_irritation_adu_q_07	WI7	2B	18+
Do you find that you are bothered by many different symptoms?	Vindt u dat u last hebt van veel verschillende klachten?	whitely_complaints_adu_q_08	WI8	2B	18+
Is it easy for you to forget about yourself, and think about all sorts of other things?	Is het gemakkelijk voor u om uzelf te vergeten en aan allerlei andere dingen te denken?	whitely_distraction_adu_q_09	WI9	2B	18+
Is it hard for you to believe the doctor when he or she tells you there is nothing for you to worry about?	Is het moeilijk voor u om de dokter te geloven wanneer hij of zij u vertelt dat er voor u niets is om u zorgen over te maken?	whitely_believe_adu_q_10	WI10	2B	18+
Do you get the feeling that people are not taking your illness seriously enough?	Krijgt u het gevoel dat mensen uw ziekte niet serieus genoeg nemen?	whitely_serious_adu_q_11	WI11	2B	18+
Do you think that you worry about your health more than most people?	Denkt u dat u zich meer zorgen maakt over uw gezondheid dan de meeste mensen?	whitely_worry_adu_q_12	WI12	2B	18+
Do you think there is something seriously wrong with your body?	Denkt u dat er iets ernstig mis is met uw lichaam?	whitely_body_adu_q_13	WI13	2B	18+
Are you afraid of illness?	Bent u bang voor ziekte?	whitely_fear_adu_q_14	WI14	2B	18+

¹⁾

Pilowsky I. (1967) Dimensions of hypochondriasis. Br J Psychiatry 113: 39-43

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