Lebanese Toolkit

Physical Health Scales

Terms of Use for Research and Daily Practice

Dear healthcare professional, INSPECT-LB is glad to contribute to a better practice in Lebanon by making these validated scales freely available for your research and daily practice. If you are interested in any of it, contact us and specify the tool you need in your mail to get a PDF copy. In case you use it in your publication, please cite it as in the PDF document.

Validated Scales

  1. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog 37) Scale
    Hajj A*, Salameh P*, Khoury R, Hachem R, Sacre H, Chahine G, Kattan J, Rabbaa Khabbaz L. Psychometric Properties of the 37-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog) scale in Cancer Patients. Future Oncol, 2022. Accepted, under press.
  2. The Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS-14)-Post-Stroke
    Sakr F, Dabbous M, Akel M, Salameh P, Hosseini H. Adherence to Post-Stroke Pharmacotherapy: Scale Validation and Correlates among a Sample of Stroke Survivors. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Aug 16;58(8):1109. doi: 10.3390/medicina58081109. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36013576
  3. The Self-Reported Urticaria Diagnosis (SRUD) Scale
    Tawil S, Irani C, Kfoury R, Abramian S, Salameh P, Weller K, Maurer M, Ezzedine K. Assessment of urticaria using a self-reported diagnosis tool (SRUD): a multicentre validation study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Oct;35(10):e652-e654. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17277. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33834543
  4. The Urticaria Activity Score 7 (UAS7) and the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL)
    Tawil S, Irani C, Kfoury R, Salameh P, Baiardini I, Weller K, Maurer M, Ezzedine K. The Arabic Urticaria Activity Score and Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire: validation and correlations. Int J Dermatol. 2020 Aug;59(8):893-901. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15006. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32638368
  5. The Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS-14) in hypothyroidism
    Hallit S, Haddad C, Sacre H, Rahme C, Akel M, Saleh N, Chalhoub C, Salameh P. Medication adherence among Lebanese adult patients with hypothyroidism: Validation of the Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale and correlates. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2021 Jan 1;9:196-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.08.014
  6. The Lebanese Osteoporosis Knowledge Scale (LOKS-19)
    Hallit S, El Hage C, Hajj A, Salameh P, Sacre H, Rahme C, Akel M, Dagher E. Construction and validation of the Lebanese Osteoporosis Knowledge Scale among a representative sample of Lebanese women. Osteoporos Int. 2020 Feb;31(2):379-389. doi: 10.1007/s00198-019-05192-3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31664476
  7. The St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire
    Akiki Z, Hallit S, Layoun N, Cherfane M, Sacre H, Waked M, Salameh P. Validation of the St George’s respiratory questionnaire and risks factors affecting the quality of life of Lebanese COPD and asthma patients. J Asthma. 2019 Nov;56(11):1212-1221. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2018.1531996. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30359153
  8. The Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Atopic Dermatitis (AAA) Risk Factors Scale
    Hallit S, Raherison C, Malaeb D, Hallit R, Kheir N, Salameh P. The AAA Risk Factors Scale: A New Model to Screen for the Risk of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Atopic Dermatitis in Children. Med Princ Pract. 2018;27(5):472-480. doi: 10.1159/000490704. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29879703
  9. The Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS-14) in hypertension
    Bou Serhal R, Salameh P, Wakim N, Issa C, Kassem B, Abou Jaoude L, Saleh N. A New Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale: Validation in Lebanese Hypertensive Adults. Int J Hypertens. 2018 May 20;2018:3934296. doi: 10.1155/2018/3934296. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29887993
  10. The asthma risk factors scale (ARFS)
    Hallit S, Raherison C, Malaeb D, Hallit R, Waked M, Kheir N, Salameh P. Development of an asthma risk factors scale (ARFS) for risk assessment asthma screening in children. Pediatr Neonatol. 2019 Apr;60(2):156-165. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2018.05.009. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29983338
  11. The Risk Of Stroke Score (ROSS)
    El-Hajj M, Salameh P, Rachidi S, Al-Hajje A, Hosseini H. Development of a risk of stroke score in the Lebanese population. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2019 Mar 1;7(1):88-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2018.02.003
  12. The Diagnosis Score for Stroke (DS-Stroke)
    El-Hajj M, Salameh P, Rachidi S, Al-Hajje A, Hosseini H. Development of a diagnosis score for stroke in the Lebanese population. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2019 Mar 1;7(1):79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2018.01.005
  13. The Mini Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
    Hallit S, Raherison C, Waked M, Hallit R, Layoun N, Salameh P. Validation of the mini pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire and identification of risk factors affecting quality of life among Lebanese children. J Asthma. 2019 Feb;56(2):200-210. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2018.1441417. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29513606
  14. The Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS)
    Mourad D, Hajj A, Hallit S, Ghossoub M, Khabbaz LR. Validation of the Arabic Version of the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale Among Lebanese Patients with Migraine. J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2019 Winter;33(1):47–53. doi: 10.11607/ofph.2102. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30153314
  15. The Urticaria Control Test
    Irani C, Hallit S, Weller K, Maurer M, El Haber C, Salameh P. Chronic urticaria in most patients is poorly controlled. Results of the development, validation, and real life application of the arabic urticaria control test. Saudi Med J. 2017 Dec;38(12):1230-1236. doi: 10.15537/smj.2017.12.21206. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29209673
  16. The Screening Scale for Cardiovascular Disease
    Nasser Z, Salameh P, Elias E, Dakik H, Abou Abbas L, Levêque A. Outdoor air pollution improves the validity of a screening scale for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in clinical settings. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2016 Sep 1;4(3):109-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2015.07.002
  17. The Respiratory Toxics Exposure Score (RTES)
    Salameh P, Khayat G, Waked M. Validation of the respiratory toxics exposure score (RTES) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2011 Dec;24(4):339-47. doi: 10.2478/s13382-011-0043-x. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22086449
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