Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) Test
In 7 minutes, gauge health-related worry and avoidance patterns. Use results to spot clinically meaningful health anxiety, track change over time, and guide care planning.
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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Search for Affirmations (SfA)
Search for Affirmations (SfA)
Average
21.1
Normal range
9.8 — 32.4
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72
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Avoidant Behavior (AB)
Avoidant Behavior (AB)
Average
47.2
Normal range
35.9 — 58.4
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80
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Block of Negative Consequences (BoNC)
Block of Negative Consequences (BoNC)
Average
3.2
Normal range
1.5 — 5
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0
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12
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Main block (Mb)
Main block (Mb)
Average
21.1
Normal range
15 — 27.2
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42
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Total score (Ts)
Total score (Ts)
Average
39.6
Normal range
32.7 — 46.6
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54
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
Please read each group of statements carefully and select the one that best describes how you have been feeling during the past week. If you believe that more than one statement applies, select the one that appears lower in the group.
- I do not worry about my health.
- I occasionally worry about my health.
- I worry about my health quite often.
- I constantly worry about my health.
- I never imagine myself as being ill.
- I sometimes imagine myself as being ill.
- I often imagine myself as being ill.
- I constantly imagine myself as being ill.
- I rarely want to know what they mean.
- I often want to know what they mean.
- I always want to know what they mean.
- I feel I must know what they are.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This self-report measure is designed to assess health-related anxiety and associated cognitive and behavioral features. The Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) can be used to support screening and clinical case formulation in medical and mental health contexts.
It consists of 37 items and typically takes about 7 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to select statements that best reflect their recent health-related worries and responses, supporting quantification of symptom severity and monitoring over time.
Developed by S. Salkovskis and P. M. McCracken, the Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) is generally interpreted alongside clinical interview findings and other relevant assessment data.
Author: P. M. McCracken, S. Salkovskis
Literature: Abramowitz, J. S., Olatunji, B. O., & Deacon, B. J. Health anxiety, hypochondriasis, and the anxiety disorders. Behavior Therapy. 2007.; Taylor, S., & Asmundson, G. J. G. Treating health anxiety: A cognitive-behavioral approach. Guilford Press. 2004.; Salkovskis, P. M., Rimes, K. A., Warwick, H. M., & Clark, D. M. The health anxiety inventory: Development and validation of scales for the measurement of health anxiety and hypochondriasis. Psychological Medicine. 2002.
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