Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index

Justice, Amy C.; Holmes, William C.; Gifford, Allen L.; Rabeneck, Linda; Zackin, Robert; Sinclair, Gary I.; Weissman, Sharon; Neidig, Judith L.; Marcus, Cheryl; Chesney, Margaret A.; Cohn, Susan E.; Wu, Albert W.

doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00449-8

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“…This is consistent with other reports in HIV (Johnson et al, 2003;Justice et al, 2001) and HCV (Lorenz et al, 2001;Santoro et al, 2006) mono-infected samples. Among participants with very high quantitative symptom scores, descriptions of profound fatigue were the only commonality found in the qualitative data.…”

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confidence: 94%

The Symptom Experience of HIV/HCV-Coinfected Adults

Bova¹,

Jaffarian²,

Himlan³

et al. 2008

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 94%

The Symptom Experience of HIV/HCV-Coinfected Adults

Bova¹,

Jaffarian²,

Himlan³

et al. 2008

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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“…HIV-related symptoms-HIV-related symptoms were assessed using a validated selfreport measure that includes both physical and cognitive symptoms associated with HIV disease (Justice et al, 2001). This questionnaire included a list of 20 common symptoms, and requires the patient to rate the degree to which each symptom has been bothersome to them within the last month on a 5-point Likert scale.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of HIV-Related Stigma on Health Behaviors and Psychological Adjustment Among HIV-Positive Men and Women

et al. 2006

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HIV-related stigmatization remains a potent stressor for HIV-positive people. This study examined the relationships among stigma-related experiences and depression, medication adherence, serostatus disclosure, and sexual risk among 221 HIV-positive men and women. In bivariate analyses that controlled for background characteristics, stigma was associated with depressive symptoms, receiving recent psychiatric care, and greater HIV-related symptoms. Stigma was also associated with poorer adherence and more frequent serostatus disclosure to people other than sexual partners, but showed no association to sexual risk behavior. In a multivariate analysis that controlled for all correlates, depression, poor adherence, and serostatus disclosure remained as independent correlates of stigma-related experiences. Findings confirm that stigma is associated with psychological adjustment and adherence difficulties and is experienced more commonly among people who disclose their HIV status to a broad range of social contacts. Stigma should be addressed in stress management, health promotion, and medication adherence interventions for HIV-positive people.

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“…HIV-related symptoms-A validated self-report measure of HIV-related symptoms assessed both physical and cognitive symptoms associated with HIV disease and treatment (Justice et al, 2001). The questionnaire includes a list of 20 common symptoms, and requires the patient to rate the degree to which each symptom has been bothersome to them within the last month on a 5-point Likert scale (0-4) with higher scores indicative of greater symptom severity.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The association of benefit finding to psychosocial and health behavior adaptation among HIV+ men and women

et al. 2007

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Psychological and behavioral adaptation to HIV is integral to long-term survival. Although most research on coping with HIV has focused on factors associated with poor adaptation, recent research has expanded to include positive concomitants of adaptation, such as benefit finding. This study examined the occurrence of benefit finding among HIV+ men and women and evaluated the potential relevance of benefit finding to positive health behavior and psychosocial adaptation. HIV+ participants (N = 221) recruited during outpatient care completed self-report assessments of benefit finding, social support, depression, HAART adherence, substance use, and physical activity. In a series of multivariate analyses that controlled for demographic and health status variables, benefit finding was associated with lower depression scores, greater social support, and more physical activity, but showed no association to HAART adherence or substance use. The association of benefit finding to depression was partially mediated by differences in social support. Thus, benefit finding may improve psychological adjustment by motivating patients who experience stress-related growth to seek improved social support.

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Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index

Cited by 382 publications

References 23 publications

The Symptom Experience of HIV/HCV-Coinfected Adults

The Symptom Experience of HIV/HCV-Coinfected Adults

Impact of HIV-Related Stigma on Health Behaviors and Psychological Adjustment Among HIV-Positive Men and Women

The association of benefit finding to psychosocial and health behavior adaptation among HIV+ men and women

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