Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fadwa Alhalaiqa; Othman A Alfuqaha; Rami Masa'Deh; Anas H Khalifeh; Mahmoud Alsaraireh; Natija S Manaa; Osama Alkouri; Omar Al Omari

doi:10.1155/2023/9286562

Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fadwa Alhalaiqa, Othman A Alfuqaha, Rami Masa'Deh, Anas H Khalifeh, Mahmoud Alsaraireh, Natija S Manaa, Osama Alkouri, Omar Al Omari

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OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed at testing the psychometric properties of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) checklist for the Diagnostic Statistical Manual version 5 (DSM-5) (PCL-5) among the Lebanese population and at identifying the prevalence of PTSD.

DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey of PCL-5 among 950 Lebanese, using the online survey platform by Google Form, was conducted. Snowball recruitment was used to identify participants for the survey.

RESULTS: Face, content, construct, discriminant, and convergent validity had been accomplished through the survey. The reliability using Cronbach's alpha, composite, and average variance extracted was identified as superior. We also found that more than half of the participants (55.6%) scored 33 or above which is the cut-off score for a likely diagnosis of PTSD.

CONCLUSION: The current study provides further support for the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of PCL-5 among non-Western populations. This supports using the checklist in the screening of probable PTSD.

Original language	English
Article number	9286562
Pages (from-to)	9286562
Journal	Behavioural Neurology
Volume	2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9286562 https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9286562
Publication status	Published - Oct 3 2023

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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Alhalaiqa, F., Alfuqaha, O. A., Masa'Deh, R., Khalifeh, A. H., Alsaraireh, M., Manaa, N. S., Alkouri, O., & Al Omari, O. (2023). Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioural Neurology, 2023, 9286562. Article 9286562. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9286562, https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9286562

Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic. / Alhalaiqa, Fadwa; Alfuqaha, Othman A; Masa'Deh, Rami et al.
In: Behavioural Neurology, Vol. 2023, 9286562, 03.10.2023, p. 9286562.

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Alhalaiqa, F, Alfuqaha, OA, Masa'Deh, R, Khalifeh, AH, Alsaraireh, M, Manaa, NS, Alkouri, O & Al Omari, O 2023, 'Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic', Behavioural Neurology, vol. 2023, 9286562, pp. 9286562. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9286562, https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9286562

Alhalaiqa F, Alfuqaha OA, Masa'Deh R, Khalifeh AH, Alsaraireh M, Manaa NS et al. Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioural Neurology. 2023 Oct 3;2023:9286562. 9286562. doi: 10.1155/2023/9286562, 10.1155/2023/9286562

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