Instrument details

Instrument Title

SHCS: Swiss HIV Cohort Study Adherence Questionnaire

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Source Article

Glass, Tracy R.; De Geest, Sabina; Weber, Rainer; Vernazza, Pietro L.; Rickenbach, Martin; Furrer, Hansjakob; Bernasconi, Enos; Cavassini, Matthias; Hirschel, Bernard; Battegay, Manuel; Bucher, Heiner C. (2006). Correlates of self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients. Epidemiology and Social Science, 41(3): 385-392.

Response Options

Q1: Daily, more than once a week, once a week, once every second week, once a month, never.
Q2: Yes/No

Survey Items

1. How often did you miss a dose in the last 4 weeks?
2. Did you have a period of no drug intake for >24 hours in the last 4 weeks?

Internal Reliability

Reliability information was not available.

Validity

Criterion-related validity was assessed via comparison with viral suppression (sensitivity analysis).

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Glass, Tracy R.; De Geest, Sabina; Weber, Rainer; Vernazza, Pietro L.; Rickenbach, Martin; Furrer, Hansjakob; Bernasconi, Enos; Cavassini, Matthias; Hirschel, Bernard; Battegay, Manuel; Bucher, Heiner C. (2006). Correlates of self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients. Epidemiology and Social Science, 41(3): 385-392.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.