TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of an "Impact of HIV" Instrument for HIV Survivors
AU - Buscher, April L.
AU - Kallen, Michael A.
AU - Suarez-Almazor, Maria E.
AU - Giordano, Thomas P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grant U18-HS016093 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , National Institutes of Health (NIH) HIV T32AI07456 , and the facilities and resources of the Harris County Hospital District, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Giordano is a researcher at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Houston, Texas, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - As with cancer survivors, HIV-infected people may have unique physical, psychological, social, and existential challenges over their lifespans, yet no single instrument can assess such challenges. A newly created Impact of HIV Survey, modified from Zebrack's Impact of Cancer Scale, was developed and completed by 356 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy. Factor analyses confirmed seven scales within 38 items: Health Awareness, Positive Self-Evaluation, Positive Outlook, Value of Relationships, Negative Self-Evaluation-Outlook, Health Anxiety, and Body Changes (Cronbach's alphas range = 0.54-0.93). Participants scored high on health awareness, positive outlook, and value of relationships; high on health worry; and low on body image concerns. Patients with HIV for 15 years and longer tended to have higher positive self-evaluation scores and lower negative self-evaluation-outlook scores compared to those with HIV for a shorter duration. The initial survey version had good internal validity with potential utility in research and clinical care.
AB - As with cancer survivors, HIV-infected people may have unique physical, psychological, social, and existential challenges over their lifespans, yet no single instrument can assess such challenges. A newly created Impact of HIV Survey, modified from Zebrack's Impact of Cancer Scale, was developed and completed by 356 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy. Factor analyses confirmed seven scales within 38 items: Health Awareness, Positive Self-Evaluation, Positive Outlook, Value of Relationships, Negative Self-Evaluation-Outlook, Health Anxiety, and Body Changes (Cronbach's alphas range = 0.54-0.93). Participants scored high on health awareness, positive outlook, and value of relationships; high on health worry; and low on body image concerns. Patients with HIV for 15 years and longer tended to have higher positive self-evaluation scores and lower negative self-evaluation-outlook scores compared to those with HIV for a shorter duration. The initial survey version had good internal validity with potential utility in research and clinical care.
KW - Chronic illness
KW - HIV
KW - Long-term survivors
KW - Nursing
KW - Psychometrics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jana.2015.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jana.2015.08.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 26324524
AN - SCOPUS:84943361076
SN - 1055-3290
VL - 26
SP - 720
EP - 731
JO - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
IS - 6
M1 - 746
ER -
