Table 1.
Moderator variables | n | % | # Items | Cronbach’s alpha |
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Female | 53 | 23.7 | 1 | n/a |
Naïve to HAART | 86 | 38.4 | 1 | n/a |
White race | 105 | 46.9 | 1 | n/a |
Black race | 67 | 29.9 | 1 | n/a |
Latino ethnicity | 25 | 11.2 | 1 | n/a |
Graduated high school | 176 | 78.6 | 1 | n/a |
Monthly incomea < $553 | 114 | 51.1 | 1 | n/a |
Employed part or full-time | 43 | 19.2 | 1 | n/a |
Heterosexual orientation | 76 | 33.9 | 1 | n/a |
Steady sexual partner | 90 | 40.2 | 1 | n/a |
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Moderator variables | M | SD | # Items | Cronbach’s alpha |
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Age | 40.01 | 8.16 | 1 | n/a |
Years since diagnosis | 8.51 | 6.72 | 1 | n/a |
Years of educationb | 3.59 | 1.37 | 1 | n/a |
Social supportc | 61.54 | 27.78 | 20 | 0.47 |
Medication supportd* | 1.55 | 1.13 | 8 | 0.92 |
Self-controle* | 2.82 | 0.48 | 24 | 0.89 |
Social network orientationf | 46.33 | 8.11 | 20 | 0.77 |
Adherence Self-efficacyg | 7.14 | 2.26 | 14 | 0.96 |
Social desirabilityh | 5.41 | 2.08 | 10 | 0.57 |
HAART knowledgei | 3.55 | 0.31 | 13 | 0.63 |
Depressive symptomatologyj | 25.24 | 11.55 | 20 | 0.92 |
State anxietyk | 1.98 | 0.69 | 10 | 0.89 |
Trait anxietyk | 2.12 | 0.67 | 10 | 0.89 |
Perceived stressl | 1.80 | 0.61 | 14 | 0.86 |
Alcohol usem | 5.65 | 7.58 | 10 | 0.88 |
Drug usen (N = 223) | 5.40 | 6.71 | 28 | 0.89 |
Communication with providero* | 69.07 | 26.22 | 9 | 0.84 |
Engagement with providerp* | 85.57 | 18.74 | 13 | 1.00 |
Physical health statusc,u | 42.33 | 11.85 | 20 | 0.80 |
Mental health statusc,u | 41.41 | 11.97 | 24 | 0.94 |
Spiritualityq | 26.68 | 12.94 | 15 | 0.97 |
Spirituality beliefsr | 19.70 | 8.88 | 10 | 0.95 |
Spirituality supportr | 7.07 | 4.87 | 5 | 0.96 |
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Outcome variables | M | SD | # Items | Cronbach’s alpha |
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Self-reported adherence | 3.62 | 0.76 | 1 | n/a |
On-time EDM adherence | 51.48 | 38.14 | 1 | n/a |
CD4 counts | 208.23 | 166.00 | 1 | n/a |
HIV-1 RNA viral loadt | 4.36 | 1.23 | 1 | n/a |
Information about variable measures:
Monthly income ranges given on a likert scale from 1 (<$552)–9 (>$5001)
Years of education was assessed on a likert scale from 0 (No formal education) to 8 (Advanced degree [masters or doctorate])
Scale originated from the medical outcomes study (MOS)[49]
Scale to assess frequency of medication assistance received during the past 3 months (during the intervention phase)
Self-control scale [50]
Network orientation scale[51]
Scale included items from the adult AIDS clinical trials group studies [52]
Marlowe-crown social desirability scale [53]
Scale included items taken from LifeWindows information motivation behavioral skills ART adherence questionnaire [54] and HIV/AIDS treatment-related knowledge [15]
Centers for epidemiological studies depression scale [55]
State-trait anxiety inventory [56]
Perceived stress scale [57]
Alcohol use disorders identification test [58]
Drug abuse screening test [59]
Physician-patient communication scale [60]
Engagement with health care provider scale [61]
Systems of belief inventory (SBI)[62]
SBI subscales
Cells per cubic millimeter
log10 copies per milliliter
The items used for alpha calculations were based on those identified in the MOS instruments user manual [63]
Initial assessment of these variables were made at 3 months post-baseline
Note Values were calculated from varying sample sizes due to missingness (N = 194–224)