Table I.

Descriptive statistics for measured variables

	Possible range	Min	Max	Mean	SD
Psychological distress
Depression	0–63	0	58	27.25	11.31
Anxiety	20–80	20	71	46.02	9.34
HIV-related stress
Social	0–4	0.40	3.90	2.03	0.65
Instrumental	0–4	0.33	4.00	2.05	0.71
Emotional/existential	0–4	0.57	4.00	2.19	0.72
HIV symptoms
Fever	0–3	0.00	3.00	1.25	0.66
Shortness of breath	0–3	0.00	3.00	1.32	0.73
Weakness	0–3	0.17	3.00	1.62	0.59
Gastrointestinal/nausea	0–3	0.00	3.00	1.15	0.59
Confusion/distress	0–3	0.00	3.00	1.47	0.59
Threat appraisal
Physical well-being	1–7	1	7	5.67	1.54
Emotional well-being	1–7	1	7	4.90	1.78
Challenge appraisal
Personal growth	1–7	1	7	4.12	2.18
Personal challenge	1–7	1	7	4.26	2.03
Coping behavior
Problem solving	0–4	0.53	3.80	2.35	0.54
Support seeking	0–4	0.33	4.00	2.31	0.62
Avoidance	0–4	0.67	3.67	1.99	0.55
Wishful thinking	0–4	0.25	3.75	2.17	0.63
Self blaming	0–4	0.00	4.00	1.82	0.91