{"id":9184,"date":"2023-12-14T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:22:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:22:01","slug":"watu-ambao-wana-wasiwasi-juu-ya-magonjwa-wanaweza-kuwa-katika-hatari-kubwa-ya-kifo-wanajua-ishara-za-hypochondriasis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis\/","title":{"rendered":"Watu Wenye Wasiwasi Kuhusu Magonjwa Huenda Wakawa Katika Hatari Kubwa Zaidi Ya Kifo; Kujua Dalili za Hypochondriasis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Watafiti wamegundua kitendawili cha kuvutia kuhusu watu walio na hypochondriasis, ugonjwa wa wasiwasi ambao husababisha hofu kali ya magonjwa. Watu wenye hypochondriasis wako katika hatari kubwa ya kifo kutokana na sababu zote, utafiti umefunua.<\/p>\n<p>Wasiwasi wa kiafya, au hypochondriasis, ni nadra sana <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/9886-illness-anxiety-disorder-hypochondria-hypochondriasis\" target=\"_blank\">ugonjwa wa wasiwasi<\/a> ambayo husababisha hofu isiyo ya kweli kwa watu juu ya magonjwa. Watu walio na hali hiyo huwa na kuamini kuwa wana hali mbaya ya kiafya na mara nyingi hufasiri vibaya utendaji wa kawaida wa mwili kama ishara za ugonjwa mbaya.<\/p>\n<p>Katika karibuni <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapsychiatry\/fullarticle\/2812786\" target=\"_blank\">kusoma<\/a>, iliyochapishwa katika Mtandao wa Jama, watafiti kutoka Taasisi ya Karolinska huko Stockholm, walilinganisha watu 4,129 waliogunduliwa na hypochondriasis hadi 41,290 bila hali hiyo. Waligundua kuwa watu wenye wasiwasi wa kiafya walikuwa na hatari kubwa ya kifo kutokana na sababu za asili na zisizo za asili. Hatari yao ya kifo kutokana na kujiua ilikuwa juu mara nne ikilinganishwa na wengine.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Utafiti huu wa kikundi unaonyesha kuwa watu walio na hypochondriasis wana hatari kubwa ya kifo kutoka kwa sababu za asili na zisizo za asili, haswa kujiua, ikilinganishwa na watu kutoka kwa idadi ya watu bila hypochondriasis,&quot; watafiti waliandika.<\/p>\n<p>Watu walio na hypochondriasis wako katika hatari kubwa ya magonjwa ya akili, haswa yanayohusiana na wasiwasi na shida za mfadhaiko. Utafiti huo umebaini kuwa 85.7% kati yao walipata angalau uchunguzi wa ugonjwa wa akili wakati wa maisha yao, wakati 19.9% tu ya watu wasio na hali walikuwa sawa.<\/p>\n<p>Kwa watu walio na hypochondriasis, viwango vya vifo vilikuwa vya juu (8.5 kwa 1,000 ikilinganishwa na 5.5 kwa wengine), na umri wao wa wastani wa vifo ulikuwa 70, karibu miaka mitano chini ya wengine. Hatari ya kifo kutokana na magonjwa ya mzunguko na ya kupumua pia ilikuwa ya juu, isipokuwa kwa hatari ya kifo kutokana na kansa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Licha ya hofu yao iliyoenea ya ugonjwa na kifo na mashauriano ya mara kwa mara ya matibabu, watu wenye hypochondriasis wana hatari kubwa ya kifo, kutokana na sababu za asili na zisizo za asili, ikilinganishwa na watu kutoka kwa idadi ya watu.&quot; <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/psychiatry\/generalpsychiatry\/107835\" target=\"_blank\">sema<\/a> David Mataix-Cols, mtafiti mkuu wa utafiti huo.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kijuujuu, mtu anaweza kufikiria kwamba kwa sababu wanashauriana mara kwa mara na madaktari, watu walio na hypochondriasis wanaweza kuwa na hatari ndogo ya kifo. Hata hivyo, matabibu wanaofanya kazi na kundi hili la wagonjwa wanajua kwamba watu wengi hupata mateso mengi na kukosa tumaini, jambo ambalo linaweza kueleza hatari kubwa ya kujiua tunayoeleza kwenye karatasi,\u201d Mataix-Cols alisema.<\/p>\n<p>Kulingana na yeye, vifo vingi kati ya watu walio na ugonjwa wa hypochondriasis vinaweza kuzuilika, ikionyesha hitaji la kuboreshwa kwa utambuzi na matibabu ya msingi ya hali hiyo.<\/p>\n<p>Hapa kuna baadhi ya <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/illness-anxiety-disorder\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20373782\" target=\"_blank\">ishara<\/a> ugonjwa wa hypochondriasis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kujishughulisha na mawazo ya kupata ugonjwa mbaya<\/li>\n<li>Kusoma kila wakati au kuzungumza juu ya afya, magonjwa na dalili zinazowezekana<\/li>\n<li>Wasiwasi juu ya dalili ndogo na kuzidisha ukali wao<\/li>\n<li>Kuepuka watu na shughuli zinazoogopa kupata maambukizi<\/li>\n<li>Ziara ya mara kwa mara kwa daktari ili kuangalia hali ya afya au kuepuka kuogopa utambuzi kamili<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-greater-risk-death-know-signs-hypochondriasis-471193\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Watafiti wamegundua kitendawili cha kuvutia kuhusu watu walio na hypochondriasis, ugonjwa wa wasiwasi ambao husababisha hofu kali ya magonjwa. Watu wenye hypochondriasis wako katika hatari kubwa ya kifo kutokana na sababu zote, utafiti umefunua.<\/p>\n<p>Wasiwasi wa kiafya, au hypochondriasis, ni nadra sana <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/9886-illness-anxiety-disorder-hypochondria-hypochondriasis\" target=\"_blank\">ugonjwa wa wasiwasi<\/a> ambayo husababisha hofu isiyo ya kweli kwa watu juu ya magonjwa. Watu walio na hali hiyo huwa na kuamini kuwa wana hali mbaya ya kiafya na mara nyingi hufasiri vibaya utendaji wa kawaida wa mwili kama ishara za ugonjwa mbaya.<\/p>\n<p>Katika karibuni <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapsychiatry\/fullarticle\/2812786\" target=\"_blank\">kusoma<\/a>, iliyochapishwa katika Mtandao wa Jama, watafiti kutoka Taasisi ya Karolinska huko Stockholm, walilinganisha watu 4,129 waliogunduliwa na hypochondriasis hadi 41,290 bila hali hiyo. Waligundua kuwa watu wenye wasiwasi wa kiafya walikuwa na hatari kubwa ya kifo kutokana na sababu za asili na zisizo za asili. Hatari yao ya kifo kutokana na kujiua ilikuwa juu mara nne ikilinganishwa na wengine.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Utafiti huu wa kikundi unaonyesha kuwa watu walio na hypochondriasis wana hatari kubwa ya kifo kutoka kwa sababu za asili na zisizo za asili, haswa kujiua, ikilinganishwa na watu kutoka kwa idadi ya watu bila hypochondriasis,&quot; watafiti waliandika.<\/p>\n<p>Watu walio na hypochondriasis wako katika hatari kubwa ya magonjwa ya akili, haswa yanayohusiana na wasiwasi na shida za mfadhaiko. Utafiti huo umebaini kuwa 85.7% kati yao walipata angalau uchunguzi wa ugonjwa wa akili wakati wa maisha yao, wakati 19.9% tu ya watu wasio na hali walikuwa sawa.<\/p>\n<p>Kwa watu walio na hypochondriasis, viwango vya vifo vilikuwa vya juu (8.5 kwa 1,000 ikilinganishwa na 5.5 kwa wengine), na umri wao wa wastani wa vifo ulikuwa 70, karibu miaka mitano chini ya wengine. Hatari ya kifo kutokana na magonjwa ya mzunguko na ya kupumua pia ilikuwa ya juu, isipokuwa kwa hatari ya kifo kutokana na kansa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Licha ya hofu yao iliyoenea ya ugonjwa na kifo na mashauriano ya mara kwa mara ya matibabu, watu wenye hypochondriasis wana hatari kubwa ya kifo, kutokana na sababu za asili na zisizo za asili, ikilinganishwa na watu kutoka kwa idadi ya watu.&quot; <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/psychiatry\/generalpsychiatry\/107835\" target=\"_blank\">sema<\/a> David Mataix-Cols, mtafiti mkuu wa utafiti huo.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kijuujuu, mtu anaweza kufikiria kwamba kwa sababu wanashauriana mara kwa mara na madaktari, watu walio na hypochondriasis wanaweza kuwa na hatari ndogo ya kifo. Hata hivyo, matabibu wanaofanya kazi na kundi hili la wagonjwa wanajua kwamba watu wengi hupata mateso mengi na kukosa tumaini, jambo ambalo linaweza kueleza hatari kubwa ya kujiua tunayoeleza kwenye karatasi,\u201d Mataix-Cols alisema.<\/p>\n<p>Kulingana na yeye, vifo vingi kati ya watu walio na ugonjwa wa hypochondriasis vinaweza kuzuilika, ikionyesha hitaji la kuboreshwa kwa utambuzi na matibabu ya msingi ya hali hiyo.<\/p>\n<p>Hapa kuna baadhi ya <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/illness-anxiety-disorder\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20373782\" target=\"_blank\">ishara<\/a> ugonjwa wa hypochondriasis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kujishughulisha na mawazo ya kupata ugonjwa mbaya<\/li>\n<li>Kusoma kila wakati au kuzungumza juu ya afya, magonjwa na dalili zinazowezekana<\/li>\n<li>Wasiwasi juu ya dalili ndogo na kuzidisha ukali wao<\/li>\n<li>Kuepuka watu na shughuli zinazoogopa kupata maambukizi<\/li>\n<li>Ziara ya mara kwa mara kwa daktari ili kuangalia hali ya afya au kuepuka kuogopa utambuzi kamili<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>People Who Have Anxiety About Illnesses May Be At Greater Risk Of Death; Know Signs Of Hypochondriasis - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/watu-ambao-wana-wasiwasi-juu-ya-magonjwa-wanaweza-kuwa-katika-hatari-kubwa-ya-kifo-wanajua-ishara-za-hypochondriasis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"People Who Have Anxiety About Illnesses May Be At Greater Risk Of Death; Know Signs Of Hypochondriasis - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Researchers have discovered an interesting paradox about people with hypochondriasis, an anxiety disorder that causes extreme fear of illnesses. People with hypochondriasis are at greater risk of death from all causes, a study has revealed.Health anxiety, or hypochondriasis, is an extremely rare anxiety disorder that causes unrealistic fear in people about illnesses. People with the condition tend to believe that they have a serious medical condition and often misinterpret normal bodily functions as signs of severe illness.In the latest study, published in Jama Network, researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, compared 4,129 people diagnosed with hypochondriasis to 41,290 without the condition. They found that people with health anxiety had a high risk of death from natural and unnatural causes. Their risk of death from suicide was four times higher when compared to others.&quot;This cohort study suggests that individuals with hypochondriasis have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes, particularly suicide, compared with individuals from the general population without hypochondriasis,&quot; the researchers wrote.People with hypochondriasis are at higher risk of psychiatric illnesses, primarily anxiety-related and depressive disorders. The study revealed that 85.7% of them received at least a diagnosis of psychiatric disorder during their lifetime, while only 19.9% of people without the condition had the same.In people with hypochondriasis, the death rates were higher (8.5 per 1,000 compared to 5.5 in others), and their average age of mortality was 70, around five years less than the others. The risk of death from circulatory and respiratory diseases was also higher, except for the risk of death from cancer.&quot;Despite their pervasive fears of illness and death and frequent medical consultations, individuals with hypochondriasis have an increased risk of death, both from natural and unnatural causes, compared to individuals from the general population,&quot; said David Mataix-Cols, a lead researcher of the study.&quot;Superficially, one might think that because they frequently consult with doctors, individuals with hypochondriasis may have a lower risk of death. However, clinicians working with this patient group know that many individuals experience considerable suffering and hopelessness, which could explain the elevated risk of suicide we describe in the paper,&quot; Mataix-Cols said.According to him, most of the deaths among people with hypochondriasis are preventable, suggesting the need for improved detection and evidence-based treatment for the condition.Here are some of the signs of hypochondriasis:Preoccupied with thoughts of getting a serious diseaseConstantly reading or talking about health, possible illnesses and symptomsWorried about minor symptoms and exaggerating their severityAvoiding people and activities fearing catching infectionsFrequent visits to the doctor to check health status or complete avoidance fearing diagnosis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/watu-ambao-wana-wasiwasi-juu-ya-magonjwa-wanaweza-kuwa-katika-hatari-kubwa-ya-kifo-wanajua-ishara-za-hypochondriasis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-14T11:22:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"dakika 2\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbancare.clinic\\\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbancare.clinic\\\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Urban Care Clinic\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbancare.clinic\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a304a61bcf298680ee41e2e9ae193930\"},\"headline\":\"People Who Have Anxiety About Illnesses May Be At Greater Risk Of Death; 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People with hypochondriasis are at greater risk of death from all causes, a study has revealed.Health anxiety, or hypochondriasis, is an extremely rare anxiety disorder that causes unrealistic fear in people about illnesses. People with the condition tend to believe that they have a serious medical condition and often misinterpret normal bodily functions as signs of severe illness.In the latest study, published in Jama Network, researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, compared 4,129 people diagnosed with hypochondriasis to 41,290 without the condition. They found that people with health anxiety had a high risk of death from natural and unnatural causes. Their risk of death from suicide was four times higher when compared to others.\"This cohort study suggests that individuals with hypochondriasis have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes, particularly suicide, compared with individuals from the general population without hypochondriasis,\" the researchers wrote.People with hypochondriasis are at higher risk of psychiatric illnesses, primarily anxiety-related and depressive disorders. The study revealed that 85.7% of them received at least a diagnosis of psychiatric disorder during their lifetime, while only 19.9% of people without the condition had the same.In people with hypochondriasis, the death rates were higher (8.5 per 1,000 compared to 5.5 in others), and their average age of mortality was 70, around five years less than the others. The risk of death from circulatory and respiratory diseases was also higher, except for the risk of death from cancer.\"Despite their pervasive fears of illness and death and frequent medical consultations, individuals with hypochondriasis have an increased risk of death, both from natural and unnatural causes, compared to individuals from the general population,\" said David Mataix-Cols, a lead researcher of the study.\"Superficially, one might think that because they frequently consult with doctors, individuals with hypochondriasis may have a lower risk of death. However, clinicians working with this patient group know that many individuals experience considerable suffering and hopelessness, which could explain the elevated risk of suicide we describe in the paper,\" Mataix-Cols said.According to him, most of the deaths among people with hypochondriasis are preventable, suggesting the need for improved detection and evidence-based treatment for the condition.Here are some of the signs of hypochondriasis:Preoccupied with thoughts of getting a serious diseaseConstantly reading or talking about health, possible illnesses and symptomsWorried about minor symptoms and exaggerating their severityAvoiding people and activities fearing catching infectionsFrequent visits to the doctor to check health status or complete avoidance fearing diagnosis","og_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/watu-ambao-wana-wasiwasi-juu-ya-magonjwa-wanaweza-kuwa-katika-hatari-kubwa-ya-kifo-wanajua-ishara-za-hypochondriasis\/","og_site_name":"Urban Care Clinic","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar","article_published_time":"2023-12-14T11:22:01+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Urban Care Clinic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Urban Care Clinic","Est. reading time":"dakika 2"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/people-who-have-anxiety-about-illnesses-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-death-know-signs-of-hypochondriasis\/"},"author":{"name":"Urban Care Clinic","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#\/schema\/person\/a304a61bcf298680ee41e2e9ae193930"},"headline":"People Who Have Anxiety About Illnesses May Be At Greater Risk Of Death; 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