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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Oct 26;47(1-2):27–33. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01886.x

Table 2.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-targeted scale of the Thai Quality of Life for HIV-infected Children

Symptoms, feelings (problems with. . .) Never Almost never Sometimes Often Almost always
1 Numbness or tingling in hands or feet 0 1 2 3 4
2 Dizziness or light-headedness 0 1 2 3 4
3 Fever, chills 0 1 2 3 4
4 Rash, itching or other skin problem 0 1 2 3 4
5 Common cold, sinus symptoms 0 1 2 3 4
6 Earache, draining ear, hearing problem 0 1 2 3 4
7 Eye trouble, problem with vision 0 1 2 3 4
8 Nightmares 0 1 2 3 4
9 Losing weight or weight loss 0 1 2 3 4
10 Toothache, dental caries 0 1 2 3 4
11 Painful oral lesion, difficulty swallowing 0 1 2 3 4
12 Loss of appetite 0 1 2 3 4
13 Nausea, vomiting 0 1 2 3 4
14 Diarrhoea 0 1 2 3 4
15 Worrying about one’s appearance 0 1 2 3 4
16 Bed wetting 0 1 2 3 4
17 Failure to take regular medications 0 1 2 3 4