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

Conclusion: The results of the present study show that the LAS-10 is a tool that can be used in clinical practice and research to screen for anxiety.KEY POINTSThe positive predicted value of the LAS-10 score was 26.9%.Its negative predicted value was 95.2%.People with scores above 13.5 be referred to a health care professional for further assessment.The LAS-10 is a tool can be used in clinical practice and research to screen for anxiety.Future studies are needed to validate the LAS-10 in other countries. PMID: 32228282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract Source Type: research