Table 1.
HSV Representations: Future Perspective Dimension
| Not likely n (%) |
Somewhat likely n (%) |
Likely n (%) |
Very likely n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having HSV means I would always have to take medication | 17 (5.7) | 31 (10.4) | 52 (17.4) | 199 (66.6) |
| I could die from HSV | 171 (57.6) | 82 (27.6) | 28 (9.4) | 16 (5.4) |
| Having HSV would mean that I would always need medical treatment | 18 (6.0) | 44 (14.7) | 90 (30.0) | 148 (49.3) |
| Having HSV means that I will have to tell future sexual partners | 13 (4.3) | 12 (4.0) | 33 (11.0) | 241 (80.6) |
| If I had HSV and it was treated, it could come back | 2 (0.70) | 15 (5.0) | 55 (18.3) | 228 (76.0) |
| If I had HSV, it would last my entire life | 15 (5.0) | 18 (6.0) | 39 (13.0) | 228 (76.0) |
| HSV will last a long time | 9 (3.0) | 13 (4.3) | 38 (12.6) | 241 (80.1) |
| If I had HSV, there would be nothing I could do about it | 147 (49.0) | 52 (17.3) | 44 (14.7) | 57 (19.0) |
| If I had HSV, there would be very little I could do about it | 58 (19.3) | 70 (23.3) | 79 (26.3) | 93 (31.0) |
| HSV comes and goes very quickly | 180 (60.4) | 42 (14.1) | 33 (11.1) | 43 (14.4) |
| If I had HSV, it could be cured | 197 (65.4) | 54 (17.9) | 30 (10.0) | 20 (6.6) |
| If I had HSV, I could take a pill to get rid of the infection | 150 (50.2) | 60 (20.1) | 60 (20.1) | 29 (9.7) |
| If I had HSV, there would be a lot I could do to control the infection | 40 (13.4) | 78 (26.1) | 85 (28.4) | 96 (32.1) |
| If I had HSV, I could take a pill to help control the infection | 24 (8.0) | 34 (11.4) | 95 (31.8) | 146 (48.8) |
Score range 1–4, higher subscores suggest stronger beliefs about the negative impact of the HSV diagnosis on the future. Overall Subscale Mean = 2.96, SD = 0.44.