Reliability and validity of two HIV/AIDS-specific quality of life instruments adapted for use in HIV-positive Zimbabweans

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 598-607

  Taylor, Tonya N ^a   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Tross, Susan ^a   Holmes, William C ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Quality of life; Translation; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BOTSWANA; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV AIDS TARGETED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOZAMBIQUE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 70349774771     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802302574     Document Type: Article

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