SECTION 5.8.3:
Presence and bothersome nature of symptoms
| Measure (Authors, Year) |
Generic vs Specific and Purpose |
Administration, Number of Items and Number of Domains |
Measurement Properties |
Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV Symptom Index 63 |
HIV-specific Descriptive |
Self-reported questionnaire 20 items No domains |
Validity:Good construct validity among people living with HIV on combination antiretroviral therapy. 64 |
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65 Justice AC, Holmes W, Gifford AL, Rabeneck L, Zackin R, Sinclair G, Weissman S, Neidig J, Marcus C, Chesney M, Cohn SE, Wu AW; Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Unit Outcomes Committee. Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001 Dec;54 Suppl 1:S77-90. PubMed PMID: 11750213. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11750213 .