How do existing HIV-specific instruments measure up? Evaluating the ability of instruments to describe disability experienced by adults living with HIV

O'Brien, Kelly K; Bayoumi, Ahmed M; Strike, Carol; Young, Nancy L; King, Kenneth; Davis, Aileen M

doi:10.1186/1477-7525-8-88

Table 1 Characteristics of Instruments Included in the Content Analysis (n = 30 instruments)

From: How do existing HIV-specific instruments measure up? Evaluating the ability of instruments to describe disability experienced by adults living with HIV

Instrument	Authors	Construct Measured^	Year Developed	Number of Items
Body Image Scale [41]	Martinez et al	Body Image	2005	12
Assessment of Body Change and Diarrhea Scale (ACBD) [42]	Guaraldi et al	Body Image	2006	27
HIV Diarrhea Questionnaire [43]	Mertz et al	Diarrhea	1995	14
HIV-Related Fatigue Scale [44]	Barroso & Lynn	Fatigue	2000	56
Health-Related Quality of Life Scale (HIV-QOL) [18]	Cleary et al	HRQL/QOL	1993	46
AIDS Health Assessment Questionnaire (AIDS-HAQ) [45]	Lubeck & Fries	HRQL/QOL	1994	55
Functional Assessment of HIV Infection (FAHI) [29, 46]	Cella & Peterman	HRQL/QOL	1997	47
HIV Overview of Problems-Evaluation System (HOPES) [30, 47]	Ganz & Schag	HRQL/QOL	1992	177
HIV/AIDS Targeted QOL (HAT-QOL) [31, 48]	Holmes & Shea	HRQL/QOL	1999	35
HIV Patient Assessed Report of Status and Experience (HIV-PARSE) [49]	Bozzette et al	HRQL/QOL	1989	144
HIV QOL Questionnaire (HIV-QL31) [32]	Leplege et al	HRQL/QOL	1997	31
Medical Outcomes Survey HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV) [50, 51]	Wu et al	HRQL/QOL	1997	35
Multidimensional QOL Questionnaire for HIV/AIDS (MQoL-HIV) [33]	Avis et al	HRQL/QOL	1994	40
World Health Organization QOL HIV Instrument (WHOQOL-HIV) [34, 52, 53]	Fang, O'Connell & WHO HIV/AIDS Quality of Life Group	HRQL/QOL	2002	120
General Health Self Assessment [54]	Lenderking et al	HRQL/QOL	1997	50
Living with HIV Scale[55]	Holzemer et al	HRQL/QOL	1998	32
HIV Cost and Services Utilization Tool [56]	Hays et al	HRQL/QOL	1998	31
AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG Outcomes SF-21) [57]	AIDS Clinical Trials Group Outcomes Committee	HRQL/QOL	1999	21
Existential Loneliness Questionnaire [58]	Mayers et al	Loneliness	2002	22
Mental Adjustment to HIV Scale (MAHIVS) [59]	Ross et al	Psychological Adjustment	1994	40
HIV/AIDS Stress Scale [35]	Pakenham & Rinaldis	Stress	2002	29
HIV Stressor Scale [60]	Thompson et al	Stress	1996	25
Physical Symptoms of Illness Scale [27]	Nokes et al	Symptoms	1994	15
HIV Symptom Index (Justice) [61]	Justice et al	Symptoms	1998	20
Sign and Symptom Checklist for HIV (SSC-HIV) [62]	Holzemer et al	Symptoms	1999	26
Riverside Symptom Checklist [63]	Burgess et al	Symptoms	1993	28
Revised Sign and Symptom Checklist for HIV (SSC-HIVrev) [64]	Holzemer et al	Symptoms	2001	72
HIV Symptom Index (Whalen) [65]	Whalen	Symptoms	1994	12
Self-Report Slowness Scale (SRSS) [66]	Lopez et al	Symptoms	1998	11
Impact of Weight Loss Scale [67]	Wagner & Rabkin	Weight Loss	1999	9

^Construct measured as defined by the author.
HRQL = health-related quality of life; QOL = quality of life

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