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November 30, 2025BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesOpen Access

The association between health anxiety and visits to traditional and complementary medicine providers in Norway: the Tromsø7 Study

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ANAnja Davis Norbye URUnni Ringberg AKAgnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals health anxiety increases visits to traditional and complementary medicine providers, suggesting a need for recognition.

Key Points

Health anxiety significantly increases the likelihood of visiting traditional medicine and complementary medicine providers, revealing strong associations.
A 1-point increase in health anxiety scores correlates with 5–7% higher odds for visits across provider types.
Cross-sectional analysis utilized data from the Tromsø Study to evaluate health anxiety's impact on provider visits.
Implications highlight the need to recognize health anxiety in the context of traditional and complementary medicine utilization.

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Norbye et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da91d383f2b2a37a697 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05180-7

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November 30, 2025BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesOpen Access

The association between health anxiety and visits to traditional and complementary medicine providers in Norway: the Tromsø7 Study

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Authors

ANAnja Davis Norbye URUnni Ringberg AKAgnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen

Discussion

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis reveals health anxiety increases visits to traditional and complementary medicine providers, suggesting a need for recognition.

Key Points

Health anxiety significantly increases the likelihood of visiting traditional medicine and complementary medicine providers, revealing strong associations.
A 1-point increase in health anxiety scores correlates with 5–7% higher odds for visits across provider types.
Cross-sectional analysis utilized data from the Tromsø Study to evaluate health anxiety's impact on provider visits.
Implications highlight the need to recognize health anxiety in the context of traditional and complementary medicine utilization.

Cite This Study

Norbye et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da91d383f2b2a37a697 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05180-7

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