Table 2.
Participants’ response to the Arabic version of the PASS scale (N=217)
| PASS Items | Not at all N (%) |
Sometimes N (%) |
Often N (%) |
Almost Always N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total anxiety score (μ=41.02; SD=20.55) | ||||
| 1.Worry about baby/pregnancy | 69 (31.80) | 79 (36.41) | 46 (21.20) | 23 (10.63) |
| 2.Fear that harm will come to the baby | 78 (35.94) | 78 (35.94) | 40 (18.43) | 21 (9.68) |
| 3.A sense of dread that something will come to the baby | 56 (25.81) | 65 (29.91) | 32 (14.75) | 64 (29.49) |
| 4.Worry about many things | 55 (25.35) | 88 (40.55) | 41 (18.89) | 33 (15.21) |
| 5.Worry about the future | 56 (25.81) | 62 (28.57) | 27 (12.44) | 72 (33.18) |
| 6.Feeling overwhelmed | 35 (15.67) | 5 (23.50) | 33 (15.21) | 99 (45.62) |
| 7.Really strong fears about things (needles, blood, birth, pain) | 45 (20.74) | 72 (33.18) | 53 (24.2) | 47 (21.66) |
| 8.Sudden rush of extreme fear or discomfort | 30 (13.82) | 59 (27.19) | 46 (21.20) | 82 (37.79) |
| 9.Repetitive thoughts that are difficult to stop or control | 44 (20.28) | 70 (32.26) | 38 (17.51) | 65 (29.95) |
| 10.Difficulty sleeping even when I have the chance to sleep | 33 (15.21) | 72 (33.18) | 42 (19.35) | 70 (32.26) |
| 11. Having to do things in a certain way or order | 35 (16.93) | 78 (35.94) | 52 (23.96) | 52 (23.96) |
| 12.Wanting things to be perfect | 68 (31.34) | 53 (24.24) | 51 (23.50) | 45 (20.74) |
| 13.Needing to be in control of things | 57(26.27) | 65 (29.95) | 50 (23.04) | 45 (20.74) |
| 14.Difficulty stopping checking things over and over | 42 (19.35) | 73 (33.64) | 36 (16.39) | 66 (30.41) |
| 15.Feeling jumpy or easily startled | 33 15.21) | 58 (26.73) | 42 (19.35) | 84 (38.71) |
| 16.Concerns about repeated thoughts | 39 (17.97) | 77 (35.48) | 38 (17.51) | 63 (29.0) |
| 17. Being on guard or needing to do watch out for things | 60 (27.65) | 89 (41.01) | 32 (14.75) | 36 (16.59) |
| 18.Upset about repeated memories, dreams, or nightmares | 40 (18.43) | 61 (28.11) | 30 (13.82) | 86 (39.63) |
| 19.Worry that I will embarrass myself in front of others | 34 (15.67) | 58 (26.73) | 34 (15.67) | 91 (41.94) |
| 20.Fear that others will judge me negatively | 36 (16.59) | 58 (26.73) | 28 (12.90) | 95 (43.78) |
| 21.Feeling really uneasy in crowds | 31 (14.29) | 46 (21.20) | 29 (13.36) | 111 (51.15) |
| 22.Avoiding social activities because I might be nervous | 26 (11.98) | 43(19.82) | 27 (12.44) | 121 (55.76) |
| 23. Avoiding things which concern me | 53 (24.24) | 59 (27.19) | 44 (20.28) | 61 (28.11) |
| 24.Feeling detached like watching yourself in a movie | 28 (12.90) | 32 (14.75) | 14 (6.45) | 143 (65.90) |
| 25.Loosing track of time and can’t remember what happened | 31 (14.29) | 54 (24.88) | 25 (11.52) | 107 (49.31) |
| 26.Difficulty adjusting for recent changes | 34 (15.67) | 49 (22.58) | 33 (15.21) | 101 (46.54) |
| 27.Anxiety getting in the way of being able to do things | 32 (14.75) | 79 (36.41) | 37 (17.05) | 69 (31.80) |
| 28.Racing thoughts making it hard to concentrate | 33 (15.21) | 68 (1.34) | 43 (19.82) | 73 (33.64) |
| 29.Fear of losing control | 36 (16.59) | 59 (27.19) | 34 (15.67) | 88 (40.55) |
| 30.Feeling panicky | 26 (11.98) | 45 (20.74) | 26 (11.98) | 120 (55.30) |
| 31.Feeling agitated | 25 (11.52) | 37 (17.05) | 27 (12.44) | 128 (58.99) |