Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the HIV Symptom Index.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Spanish-language version of the HIV-Symptom Index (HIV-SI) questionnaire in Spanish patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

Methods

Between 2014 and 2016, an observational, multicenter, prospective cohort study was conducted in seventeen Spanish hospitals to validate HIV-SI questionnaire in terms of: construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis), internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha), convergent validity (Pearson's correlation coefficient) and Known-group validity. In addition, a sensitivity to change analysis was also performed.

Results

A total of 232 patients were included in the study. They had a mean age of 46.17 (SD9.82) and were 75% male. The median overall score for t

SUBMITTER: Ibarra-Barrueta O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature