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- Title
Use of the MQoL-HIV with asymptomatic HIV-positive patients.
- Authors
Smith, K W; Avis, N E; Mayer, K H; Swislow, L
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriateness of the recently developed Multidimensional Quality of Life Questionnaire for HIV/AIDS (MQoL-HIV) as a measure of quality of life (QoL) in cases of asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The MQoL-HIV is a 40-item instrument measuring ten domains (mental health, physical health, physical functioning, social functioning, social support, cognitive functioning, financial status, partner intimacy, sexual functioning and medical care) relevant to HIV infection. An overall QoL score, the MQoL-HIV Index, is a weighted composite of two domain scores. In a sample of 216 HIV-infected men and women, the MQoL-HIV distinguished acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), symptomatic and asymptomatic cases in overall QoL and in seven individual QoL domains. The index was responsive to perceived QoL changes over 5.5 months (r = 0.52). We also found the MQoL-HIV was less susceptible to ceiling effects in asymptomatic cases than was the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) SF-20. These results suggest that the MQoL-HIV is a valid and reliable measure of QoL for both asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV infection.
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; HIV infections &; psychology; COMPARATIVE studies; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; SURVEYS; EVALUATION research; CROSS-sectional method; SEVERITY of illness index; MULTIDIMENSIONAL Health Locus of Control scales
- Publication
Quality of Life Research, 1997, Vol 6, Issue 5, p555
- ISSN
0962-9343
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1023/a:1018412216638