scholarly journals A Self-report Measure to Detect Neurocognitive Impairment Among Incarcerated People Living with HIV in Malaysian Context: an Exploratory Factor Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 812-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Shrestha ◽  
Damian Weikum ◽  
Michael Copenhaver ◽  
Frederick L. Altice
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Neurocognitive Impairment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Report Measure

scholarly journals The Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire: Validation of a Shortened Version in U.S. Youths

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline R. Anderson ◽  
Michael Killian ◽  
Jennifer L. Hughes ◽  
A. John Rush ◽  
Madhukar H. Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Questionnaire Validation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Report Measure

IntroductionResilience is a factor in how youth respond to adversity. The 88-item Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire is a comprehensive, multi-dimensional self-report measure of resilience developed with Australian youth.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional adolescent population (n = 3,222), confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to replicate the original factor structure. Over half of the adolescents were non-white and 9th graders with a mean age of 15.5.ResultsOur exploratory factor analysis shortened the measure for which we conducted the psychometric analyses. The original factor structure was not replicated. The exploratory factor analysis provided a 49-item measure. Internal consistency reliability for all 12 factors ranged from acceptable (α> 0.70–0.80). The revised factor total scores were highly and significantly correlated with item–total correlation coefficients (r > 0.63, p < 0.001).ConclusionThis revised shorter 49-item version of the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire could be deployed and has acceptable psychometric properties.

scholarly journals Assessing the Experience of Awe: Validating the Situational Awe Scale

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Leo Donald Krenzer ◽  
Sheila Krogh-Jespersen ◽  
Jana Greenslit ◽  
Aaron Price ◽  
Kimberly A Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Phenomenological Experience ◽  
Field Setting ◽  
Report Measure

We introduce the Situational Awe Scale (SAS), a self-report measure to assess the momentary, phenomenological experience of awe. An exploratory factor analysis in Study 1 suggested a four-factor structure (connection, oppression, chills, and diminished self), and provided initial evidence of the measure’s convergent and criterion validity. Study 2 provided evidence for the structural validity of the SAS by confirming the factor structure uncovered in Study 1, and replicated the convergent and criterion validity evidence. Study 3 established that the SAS truly assesses situational awe by demonstrating that SAS scores varied in response to situations that elicit more versus less awe. Finally, Study 4 extended the evidence for the convergent and criterion validity of the SAS to a field setting (Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago). Across four studies, we constructed and validated the SAS, laying the groundwork for fruitful future investigation into the determinants and outcomes of awe.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Mendes de Almeida-Cruz ◽  
Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira Ávila ◽  
Carolina Castro Castrighini ◽  
Claudia Benedita dos Santos ◽  
Elucir Gir
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Ceiling Effects ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Development And Validation

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop and validate a scale to measure the quality of life of people living with HIV in Brazil. Method: methodological study conducted in a Brazilian care service specialized in sexually transmissible infections/AIDS between 2017 and 2019 addressing people living with HIV. The scale’s development and validation included exploratory factor analysis to describe its factor structure and psychometric properties, Multitrait-Multimethod analysis to verify its validity and Cronbach’s alpha for reliability. Floor and ceiling effects were described according to the responses’ frequency distribution. Results: a total of 460 people living with HIV participated. Most were men 276 (60.0%) aged 43 on average (SD=±12.4). The Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed four factors with 39.9% of explained variance. The total scale presented satisfactory reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha equal to 85.0%. Most items presented satisfactory convergent and divergent validity. The presence of floor and ceiling effects were found. The scale’s final version was composed of 45 items. Conclusion: the Quali-HIV Scale is a valid and reliable tool to measure the quality of life of people living with HIV.

HIV‐associated neurocognitive impairment in stable people living with HIV on ART in rural Tanzania

HIV Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Sanmartí ◽  
AC Meyer ◽  
A Jaen ◽  
K Robertson ◽  
N Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurocognitive Impairment ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Rural Tanzania ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Symptom prevalence, burden and correlates among people living with HIV in Vietnam: a two-centre self-report study

AIDS Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Duong Le Dai ◽  
Thi Van Anh Pham ◽  
Thi Thanh Huyen Bui ◽  
The Ngoc Ha Than ◽  
Van Thuc Pham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Symptom Prevalence ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Substance use, Unlike Dolutegravir, is Associated with Mood Symptoms in People Living with HIV

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Van de Wijer ◽  
Wouter van der Heijden ◽  
Mike van Verseveld ◽  
Mihai Netea ◽  
Quirijn de Mast ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Self Report ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Antiretroviral Drug ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Side Effects

AbstractContradictory data have been reported concerning neuropsychiatric side effects of the first-line antiretroviral drug dolutegravir, which may be partly due to lack of control groups or psychiatric assessment tools. Using validated self-report questionnaires, we compared mood and anxiety (DASS-42), impulsivity (BIS-11), and substance use (MATE-Q) between dolutegravir-treated and dolutegravir-naive people living with HIV (PLHIV). We analyzed 194, mostly male, PLHIV on long-term treatment of whom 82/194 (42.3%) used dolutegravir for a median (IQR) of 280 (258) days. Overall, 51/194 (26.3%) participants reported DASS-42 scores above the normal cut-off, 27/194 (13.5%) were classified as highly impulsive, and 58/194 (29.9%) regularly used recreational drugs. Regular substance use was positively associated with depression (p = 0.012) and stress scores (p = 0.045). We observed no differences between dolutegravir-treated and dolutegravir-naive PLHIV. Our data show that depressed and anxious moods and impulsivity are common in PLHIV and associate with substance use and not with dolutegravir use.

scholarly journals Health care providers and HIV

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne C. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Hiv Stigma ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Living With Hiv

The current investigation seeks to examine the attitudes and beliefs of health care providers in Canada about people living with HIV. The line of research consists of three studies. Study 1 was a qualitative study conducted with a critical lens. The critical lens was used in a series of four focus groups when qualitatively soliciting opinions about the range of attitudes, behaviours and cognitions health care providers may have towards people living with HIV. Study 2 used the information gathered from Study 1 to develop a scale to assess HIV stigma in health care providers. Items were created from examples and themes found in the qualitative study, and were tested via exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, test-retest reliability analysis, and assessed for convergent and divergent validity. Study 3 examined the newly developed scale’s relationship to proposed overlapping stigmas and attitudes, and tested the adapted intersectional model of HIV-related stigma with health care trainees using the newly developed HIV stigma scale as an outcome measure. The line of research found that HIV stigma continues to be a significant problem in the health care system. The scale developed in Study 2 demonstrates that HIV stigma can be conceptualized and assessed as a tripartite model of discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice, and that this conceptualization of HIV stigma supports an intersectional model of overlapping stigmas with homophobia, racism, stigma against injection drug use and stigma against sex work.

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