Table 2. Comparison of mean illness representation, self-care and quality-of-life by country (±standard deviation for total sample).
Total sample n = 1,217 |
Norway n = 77 |
Taiwan n = 118 |
United States n = 876 |
Colombia n = 101 |
Puerto Rico n = 44 |
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Timeline (Scale 1–5, higher = more serious) | 3.7 ± .68 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Consequences (Scale 1–5, higher = more severe) | 3.4 ± .88 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Control (Scale 1–5, higher = more control) | 3.9 ± .66 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Identity (Scale 1–6, higher = HIV associated with more symptoms) | 2.1 ± 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Self-care frequency (Scale 0–1, higher = more SC activities performed) | .34 ± .16 | .36 | .17 | .36 | .29 | .42 |
Self-care effectiveness (Scale 0–1, higher = SC activities more effective) | .63 ± .21 | .52 | .50 | .64 | .73 | .82 |
Quality-of-life (Scale 1–100, higher = better qol) | 61 ± 18.4 | 45 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 73 |