Construction of the Lebanese Anxiety Scale (LAS-10): a new scale to assess anxiety in adult patients

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

doi:10.1080/13651501.2020.1744662

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“…Seven of the items are graded on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = Not present to 4 = very severe) and the remaining three, on 4-point Likert scale (1 = almost never to 4 = almost always) [33]. The total score was obtained by summing all the responses, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety [33]. In this study, the Cronbach's alpha value was 0.884.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…This 10-item self-report scale, recently developed and validated in Lebanon, was created to screen for anxiety [33]. Seven of the items are graded on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = Not present to 4 = very severe) and the remaining three, on 4-point Likert scale (1 = almost never to 4 = almost always) [33]. The total score was obtained by summing all the responses, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety [33].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

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Background: Quarantine/confinement is an effective measure to face the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, in response to this stressful situation, people confined to their homes may change their everyday eating behavior. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to evaluate the association between quarantine/confinement stressors and eating behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak. The secondary objective is to evaluate the association of quarantine/ confinement stressors and eating behavior amongst two groups of participants selected from the population: individuals attending diet clinics and individuals who are not attending diet clinics.Method: A cross-sectional web-based online survey carried out between April 3 and 18, 2020, enrolled 407 participants from the Lebanese population. Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire (EDE-Q) were used to measure the behavioral features of eating disorders. Results: More than half of the sample (53.0%) abide to the home quarantine/confinement, 95.4% were living with someone in the quarantine/confinement and 39.6% continued to work from home. Using the lower scores as reference group, higher fear of COVID-19 was found in 182 (44.8%) participants, higher boredom in 200 (49.2%) participants, higher anger in 187 (46.3%) and higher anxiety in 197 (48.5%) participants. A greater fear of COVID-19 (Beta=0.02), higher BMI (Beta=0.05), and physical activity (Beta=1.04) were significantly associated with a higher restraint score. Higher anxiety, higher fear of COVID-19, higher BMI, practicing physical exercise and higher number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement were significantly associated with a higher shape and weight concern. Conclusion: Our results showed that the fear of COVID-19 was correlated with more restraint eating, weight, and shape concern in the whole sample and more specifically in the dietitian clients group. Public health control measures are needed to define factors of eating disorders during the quarantine/confinement period related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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confidence: 99%

Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

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“…This 10-item self-report scale, recently developed and validated in Lebanon, was created to screen for anxiety [25]. Seven of the items are graded on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = Not present to 4 = very severe) and the remaining three, on 4-point Likert scale (1 = almost never to 4 = almost always) [25]. The total score was obtained by summing all the responses, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety [25].…”

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confidence: 99%

Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

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Background: Quarantine/confinement is an effective measure to face the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, in response to this stressful situation, people confined to their homes may change their everyday eating behavior. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to evaluate the association between quarantine/ confinement stressors and eating behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak. The secondary objective is to compare the association of quarantine/confinement stressors and diet behavior between two groups of participants, those attending diet clinics and those not (general population). Method: A cross-sectional web-based online survey carried out between April 3 and 18, 2020, enrolled 407 participants from the Lebanese population. Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) were used to measure the behavioral features of eating disorders. Results: More than half of the sample (53.0%) abide by the home quarantine/confinement, 95.4% were living with someone in the quarantine/confinement, and 39.6% continued to work from home. Higher fear of COVID-19 was found in 182 (44.8%) participants, higher boredom in 200 (49.2%) participants, higher anger in 187 (46.3%), and higher anxiety in 197 (48.5%) participants. Higher fear of COVID-19 (Beta = 0.02), higher BMI (Beta = 0.05), and physical activity (Beta = 1.04) were significantly associated with a higher restraint score. Higher anxiety, higher fear of COVID-19, higher BMI, practicing physical exercise, and a higher number of adults living in the quarantine/ confinement were significantly associated with higher shape and weight concerns. Conclusion: Our results showed that the fear of COVID-19 was correlated with more eating restraint, weight, and shape concerns in the whole sample, but more specifically in the dietitian clients group. Public health control measures are needed to reduce the detrimental effects of psychological distress associated with quarantine/ confinement on eating behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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“…Seven of the items are graded on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not present to 4 = very severe) and the remaining three, on 4-point Likert scale (1 = almost never to 4 = almost always) [26]. The total score was obtained by summing all the responses, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety [26]. In this study, the Cronbach's alpha value was 0.884.…”

Section: Lebanese Anxiety Scale (Las)mentioning

confidence: 81%

“…This 10-item self-report scale, recently developed and validated in Lebanon, was created to screen for anxiety [26]. Seven of the items are graded on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not present to 4 = very severe) and the remaining three, on 4-point Likert scale (1 = almost never to 4 = almost always) [26]. The total score was obtained by summing all the responses, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety [26].…”

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Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: does confinement have any impact on weight variation and weight change perception?

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Siddik³

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Background: In the time of confinement, a reduction of physical activities, unhealthy diet, sedentary behavior, and an increase in sitting time will contribute to weight change. During these stressful times, individuals might have a greater concern about their body image and weight. Therefore, the first objective of the current study is to evaluate the impact of confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak on weight variation. The second objective is to evaluate factors associated with weight perception among a sample of the Lebanese population.Method: A cross-sectional web-based online survey, carried out between 3 and 18 April, 2020, enrolled 407 participants. Due to the confinement situation, the height and weight of the participants were estimated by them themselves. The variation of declared BMI was calculated by taking away the weight estimated during the confinement from the weight estimated before the confinement. The perception of weight change was assessed using one dichotomized question (positive/negative). Results: No significant variation was found for the BMI before and during the confinement (p=0.40). A perceived weight change was found in 212 (52.1%) participants. Multivariable analysis showed that longer duration of confinement (Beta=-0.01), higher restraint (Beta=-0.21), higher physical activity (Beta=-0.006) and low income (Beta=-0.59) were significantly associated with a lower BMI variation. When taking perceived weight change as the dependent variable, the results showed that a higher fear of COVID-19 score (ORa=0.96) was significantly associated with lower positive weight change perception. However, higher confinement duration (ORa=1.07), higher anxiety (ORa=1.05) and higher eating concern (ORa=1.81) were significantly associated with greater weight change perception.Conclusion: Our main results indicate that no significant change in weight was detected before and during confinement. The fear of COVID -19 was not related to weight change; however, a negative association was found with weight perception. Also, longer duration of confinement were associated with a lower declared BMI variation and greater weight change perception. These results are a step forward to understand the long-term effects of confinement on physical and psychological health.

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Construction of the Lebanese Anxiety Scale (LAS-10): a new scale to assess anxiety in adult patients

Cited by 52 publications

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Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: does confinement have any impact on weight variation and weight change perception?

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