REMOVED: Validation of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory A and B in Arabic among the Lebanese population

Hallit, Souheil; Haddad, Chadia; Hallit, Rabih; Akel, Marwan; Obeïd, Sahar; Haddad, Georges; Soufia, Michel; Khansa, Wael; Khoury, Rita; Kheir, Nelly; Hallit, Christiane Abi Elias; Salameh, Pascale

doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2019.02.002

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“…18 Previous study has shown that the Arabic version of HAM-A is reliable and valid with coefficient alpha of 0.921, which is similar to the results obtained from previous research in adults, suggesting that the items of this scale are able to screen for anxiety among Arabic population in an excellent way. 19,20 This study showed a good reliability with a coefficient alpha of 0.89. The fourth part composed of nine questions about the anxiolytics practice including previous use of anti-anxiety drugs or herbs/supplements, thinking of using anti-anxiety drugs or herbs, during quarantine, using anti-anxiety drugs or herbs during quarantine, impressions of students about efficacy and safety of anti-anxiety drugs or herbs and their opinion about the best way to decrease anxiety.…”

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About anxiety levels and anti‐anxiety drugs among quarantined undergraduate Jordanian students during COVID‐19 pandemic

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Objective: This study was conducted to study the anxiety scores among undergraduate university students in Jordan during COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the relationship between quarantine and shifting to distance learning resulted from the governmental strict isolation measures and severity of anxiety among students. Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted to meet the study objectives. A convenience sample of 736 undergraduate university students in Jordan was recruited, and anxiety was assessed using the Hamilton Anxiety Scale. Results:The results indicated that anxiety score was 22.76 and 40.6% of the participant experienced moderate to severe anxiety, whereas 23.5% experienced mild to moderate anxiety and 35.9% experienced mild anxiety. Factors like suffering from chronic illnesses, having chronic medications, grade point average, shifting to distance learning, quarantine during the pandemic, study duties, the newly developed evaluation methods and the experience of students towards the use of anti-anxiety drugs and herbs had significantly increased the anxiety scores. Conclusion:Our findings indicate that quarantine and shifting to distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic have negatively affected the anxiety scores of the university students which should be taken in consideration by the policymakers in Jordan in order to support this vulnerable group. What's known• Anxiety is an overlooked disorder among university students during quarantined COVID-19 pandemic.

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About anxiety levels and anti‐anxiety drugs among quarantined undergraduate Jordanian students during COVID‐19 pandemic

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“…The HAM-A [56], recently validated in Lebanon [57], consists of 14 items, rated from 0 (symptoms not present) to 4 (very severe symptoms); higher scores reflect higher anxiety.…”

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Factors associated with alexithymia among the Lebanese population: results of a cross-sectional study

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BackgroundTo our knowledge, no research project on alexithymia has been conducted in Lebanon. The objective of this study was to assess risk factors associated with alexithymia in a representative sample of the Lebanese population.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2017 and March 2018, which enrolled 789 participants from al districts of Lebanon. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used to measure alexithymia, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to assess alcohol use, drinking patterns, and alcohol-related issues, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale to evaluate self-worth, the Hamilton depression rating scale and Hamilton Anxiety Scale to screen for depression and anxiety respectively, the Three-Dimensional Work Fatigue Inventory to measure physical, mental and emotional work fatigue respectively, the Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale to evaluate suicidal ideation and behavior, the Perceived Stress Scale to measure stress, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale to help identify a social anxiety disorder and the Quick Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment to measure emotional intelligence.ResultsThe results showed that 395 (50.4%) were not alexithymic, 226 (28.8%) were possible alexithymic, whereas 163 (20.8%) were alexithymic according to established clinical cutoffs. Stress (Beta = 0.456), emotional exhaustion (Beta = 0.249), the AUDIT score (Beta = 0.225) and anxiety (Beta = 0.096) were associated with higher alexithymia, whereas low emotional work fatigue (Beta = −0.114) and being married (Beta = −1.933) were associated with lower alexithymia.People in distress (Beta = 7.33) was associated with higher alexithymia scores, whereas people with high wellbeing (Beta = −2.18), an intermediate (Beta = −2.90) and a high (Beta = −2.71) family monthly income were associated with lower alexithymia compared to a low one.ConclusionAlexithymia appears to be influenced by many factors, including stress, anxiety, and burnout. To reduce its prevalence, it is important that health professionals educate the public about these factors. Further studies on a larger scale are needed to confirm our findings.

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“…The second part of the questionnaire consisted of behavioral practices of certain eating habits among participants. Questions about eating disorders were identified from previous articles [41–43]. Questions included: “Do you take your weight daily?”, “Do you follow a diet to lose weight?”, “Do you exercise to lose weight?”, “Do you take diet pills to lose weight?”, “Do you take laxatives or vomit to lose weight?”, “Do you starve yourself to lose weight?”…”

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“…The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), recently validated in Lebanon [43], consists of 14 symptom-defined elements, and targets both psychological and somatic symptoms. Each item is scored on a basic numeric scoring of 0 (not present) to 4 (severe).…”

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Validation of the Arabic version of the binge eating scale and correlates of binge eating disorder among a sample of the Lebanese population

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ObjectivesTo test the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Binge Eating Scale (BES), a self-questionnaire assessing binge eating, in a sample of the Lebanese population. The secondary objective was to evaluate factors associated with binge eating.MethodsThis cross-sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 811 adult participants from all districts of Lebanon. The BES was administered to study its psychometric properties. The sample was divided into two separate samples (405 for sample 1 and 406 for sample 2). An exploratory factor analysis was executed on Sample 1, followed by a confirmatory factor analysis on Sample 2 using the structure obtained in Sample 1. Three hierarchical stepwise linear regressions were conducted to assess factors associated with binge eating.ResultsThe factor analysis suggested a two-factor structure for the BES explaining a total of 41.4% of the variance. All items could be extracted from the list. The internal consistency of the measurement was adequate (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86). The confirmatory factor analysis revealed an adequate fit to the model with satisfactory Maximum Likelihood Chi-Square/Degrees of Freedom (χ2/df), Steiger-Lind RMSEA, Joreskog GFI, and AGFI. Higher BMI, depression, anxiety, emotional eating, greater body dissatisfaction, and more pressure from media to lose weight were associated with higher binge eating. Higher expressive suppression facet score was associated with lower binge eating.ConclusionThe Arabic version of BES could be a useful tool for screening and assessing the binge eating behaviors in clinical practice and research. Also, being dissatisfied with one’s body size, having a history of sexual abuse, family history of binge eating, increased depressive/anxiety symptoms, and lower self-esteem seem to be associated with higher BES scores.

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REMOVED: Validation of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory A and B in Arabic among the Lebanese population

Cited by 31 publications

References 22 publications

About anxiety levels and anti‐anxiety drugs among quarantined undergraduate Jordanian students during COVID‐19 pandemic

About anxiety levels and anti‐anxiety drugs among quarantined undergraduate Jordanian students during COVID‐19 pandemic

Factors associated with alexithymia among the Lebanese population: results of a cross-sectional study

Validation of the Arabic version of the binge eating scale and correlates of binge eating disorder among a sample of the Lebanese population

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