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. 2013 May 28;13:198. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-198

Table 6.

Overview of measurement tools used to evaluate same socio-cultural constructs in different studies

Source Year Country Outcome Measurement instrument
Family support
Boyer
2011
LIC
Adherence
Self-reported
Bardford
2005
HIC
Non adherence
Self-reported
Li
2010
HIC
Adherence
Adapted from FAD
Social support
Vanservellen
2005
HIC
Adherence
MOS scale
Li
2010
HIC
Adherence
Adapted from MOS Scale
Franke
2011
LIC
Adherence
Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire
Peltzer
2010
HIC
Adherence
Adapted Social Support Questionnaire
Okonsy
2011
HIC
Adherence
Rates social support 1 to 10
Giday
2010
LIC
Adherence
Own questions
Self-efficacy
Franke
2011
LIC
Adherence
ACTG
Remien
2007
HIC
Adherence
ACTG
Vanservellen
2005
HIC
Adherence
ACTG
Watt
2009
LIC
Adherence
10 item scale adapted
Depression
Martinez
2008
LIC
Initiation ART
Hopkins Symptoms Checklist
Franke
2011
LIC
Adherence
Hopkins Symptoms Checklist
Peltzer
2010
HIC
Adherence
CES-D
Vanservellen
2005
HIC
Adherence
CES-D
Mugavero
2006
HIC
Adherence
BSI
Sarna
2008
LIC
Adherence
BDI
Bardford
2005
HIC
Non adherence
ACTG
Li
2010
HIC
Adherence
Thai Department of Mental Health
 
 
 
 
 
Source
Year
Country
Outcome
Measurement instrument
Patient-provider relationship
Bardford
2005
HIC
Non adherence
Self-reported
Vanservellen
2005
HIC
Adherence
Satisfaction survey
Watt
2009
LIC
Adherence
9 item scale adapted from Panpanich 2004
Quality of life
Franke
2011
LIC
Adherence
Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey
Peltzer
2010
HIC
Adherence
WHOQOL-HIVBREF
Stigma
Rintamaki
2006
HIC
Adherence
3 items from PMAQ
Franke
2011
LIC
Adherence
Berger Scale
Carlucci
2011
LIC
Adherence
Own scale
Pettifor
2004
HIC
HIV testing
Genberg scale
Li
2010
HIC
Adherence
Adapted from Herek and Capitanio
Sayles _a
2009
HIC
Adherence
Own scale
Koku
2011
LIC
HIV testing
2003-GDHS
Dicrimination
Boyer
2011
LIC
Adherence
Self reported
Grierson
2011
HIC
Adherence
Self reported
Peltzer
2010
HIC
Adherence
Own 7 items scale
Pettifor 2004 HIC HIV testing Genberg scale