1. Cross-Culture Validation of the HIV/AIDS Stress Scale: The Development of a Revised Chinese Version.
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Niu L, Qiu Y, Luo D, Chen X, Wang M, Pakenham KI, Zhang X, Huang Z, and Xiao S
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemiology, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, China epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, HIV Infections epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome psychology, Asian People psychology, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Culture, HIV Infections psychology, Stress, Psychological
- Abstract
Background: Being HIV-infected is a stressful experience for many individuals. To assess HIV-related stress in the Chinese context, a measure with satisfied psychometric properties is yet underdeveloped. This study aimed to examine the psychometric characteristics of a simplified Chinese version of the HIV/AIDS Stress Scale (SS-HIV) among people living with HIV/AIDS in central China., Method: A total of 667 people living with HIV (92% were male) were recruited from March 1st 2014 to August 31th 2015 by consecutive sampling. A standard questionnaire package containing the Chinese HIV/AIDS Stress Scale (CSS-HIV), the Chinese Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Chinese Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were administered to all participants, and 38 of the participants were selected randomly to be re-tested in four weeks after the initial testing., Results: Our data supported that a revised 17-item CSS-HIV had adequate psychometric properties. It consisted of 3 factors: emotional stress (6 items), social stress (6 items) and instrumental stress (5 items). The overall Cronbach's α was 0.906, and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.832. The revised CSS-HIV was significantly correlated with the number of HIV-related symptoms, as well as scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, indicating acceptable concurrent validity., Conclusion: The 17-item Chinese version of the SS-HIV has potential research and clinical utility in identifying important stressors among the Chinese HIV-infected population and in understanding the effects of stress on adjustment to HIV.
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- 2016
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