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

Table 4

Means, standard deviations, and overall level of the translated PCL-5.

	Mean	SD	Level
Intrusive symptoms
Item 1	1.16	0.92	Mild
Item 2	0.48	0.84	Mild
Item 3	0.55	0.78	Mild
Item 4	1.14	1.10	Mild
Item 5	0.70	1.04	Mild
Item 6	0.86	1.09	Mild
Item 7	0.86	1.21	Mild
Total score of intrusive symptoms	0.82 (20.5%)	0.84	Mild
Alterations in lifestyle
Item 8	0.73	0.99	Mild
Item 20	1.86	1.42	Moderate
Total score of alterations in lifestyle	1.20 (30%)	1.01	Mild
Negative alterations to mood
Item 9	0.86	1.41	Mild
Item 10	0.70	1.10	Mild
Item 11	1.34	1.50	Moderate
Item 12	1.60	1.43	Moderate
Item 13	1.52	1.33	Moderate
Total score of negative alterations to mood	1.20 (30%)	1.19	Mild
Avoidance of thoughts
Item 14	1.33	1.48	Mild
Item 15	1.02	1.29	Mild
Item 16	0.61	1.15	Mild
Item 17	1.17	1.14	Mild
Item 18	0.85	1.14	Mild
Item 19	1.51	1.34	Moderate
Total score of avoidance of thoughts	1.08 (27%)	1.08	Mild
Total score of PTSD	1.03 (25.75%)	0.80	Mild