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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Soc Work Pract. 2022 Aug 11;33(3):313–324. doi: 10.1177/10497315221117543

Table 2.

Measures According to Theoretical Constructs and Times of Collection.

Constructs Measures Timea
Health outcomes
Medication adherence BETRCap data Daily
Self-report measure for medication adherence—collected by weekly app assessment (3 items, α = 0.83) Weekly
Clinical outcomes Viral load—collected by nurse BL, 6 mo
TFV-DP levels (DBS)—collected by nurse IPI
ART levels hair sample—self-collected BL, IPI
Urine Tenofovir POC test—self-collected BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Medical appointment attendance Clinic attendance records—extracted from medical records BL, 6 mo
Couple interactions
Social support Medication specific social support (8 items, α = 0.92); Social support and relationship satisfaction—weekly app assessment BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Relationship satisfaction Global distress scale—marital satisfaction inventory revised (22 items, α = 0.95) BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Self-regulation
Knowledge of ART HIV treatment knowledge inventory (12 items, α = 0.70) BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Knowledge of treatment Knowledge of personal treatment regimen BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Adherence attitudes Attitudes about HIV Medications (11 items, α = 0.70) BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Substance use Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) (10 items, α = 0.85); drug abuse screening test (DAST) (10 items, α = 0.94); drug treatment history BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Self-efficacy Adherence self-efficacy (13 items, α = 0.96) BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Risk behaviors Sexual risk and substance use risk behaviors BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Contextual influences
Background Demographics BL
Environmental stress Economic and food insecurity, stressful life events BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
Stigma Social impact scale for HIV (24 items, α = 0.85); drug use stigma (9 items, α = 0.80) BL, IPI, 3 mo, 6 mo
a

BL = baseline, IPI = immediately post-intervention (1 month), 3 mo = 3-month follow-up, 6 mo = 6-month follow-up.