Table 4.

Comparison of reassurance items of short health anxiety inventory between preclinical and intern students

Reassurance items in SHAI	Median	Mean ranka	Mean rankb	U	P
Friend	4	46.25	42.90	892.500	0.530
Family	4	51.27	38.32	681.500	0.015
Reading books	4	47.90	41.39	823	0.221
Checking body for changes	4	49.42	40.01	759.5	0.074
Family doctor	3.5	43.00	45.87	903	0.590
Nurses	0	45.10	43.96	941	0.820
Hospital outpatient clinic	4	48.36	40.98	804	0.168
Hospital casualty	2	47.36	41.89	846	0.296

^aPreclinical, ^bIntern. SHAI=Short form of health anxiety inventory