Positive Outcomes: Validity, reliability and responsiveness of a novel person-centred outcome measure for people with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite successful treatment, people living with HIV experience persisting and burdensome multidimensional problems. We aimed to assess the validity, reliability and responsiveness of Positive Outcomes, a patient-reported outcome measure for use in clinical practice.

Methods

In all, 1392 outpatients in five European countries self-completed Positive Outcomes, PAM-13 (patient empowerment), PROQOL-HIV (quality of life) and FRAIL (frailty) at baseline and 12 months. Analysis assessed: (a) validity (structural, convergent and divergent, discriminant); (b) reliability (internal consistency, test-retest); and (c) responsiveness.

Results

An interpretable four-factor structure was identified: 'emotional wellbeing', 'interpersonal and sexual wellbeing', 'socioeconom

SUBMITTER: Harding R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305143 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature