Instrument details

Instrument Title

UNC ESTEEM Antiretroviral Adherence Predictor

View PDF - UNC-ESTEEM_Wohl.pdf

Source Article

Wohl, D. A., Panter, A. T., Kirby, C., Magnus, B. E., Hudgens, M. G., Allmon, A. G., & Mollan, K. R. (2018). Estimating HIV Medication Adherence and Persistence: Two Instruments for Clinical and Research Use. AIDS and Behavior, 22(3), 948-960.

Response Options

1-5 Likert (1=strongly disagree; 5=strongly agree)

Survey Items

See attached PDF for formatted version.

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α = 0.75-0.90.

Validity

Content validity was assessed. Convergent validity was assessed via comparison with HIV persistence scale. Criterion-related validity was assessed via comparison with Medication Event Monitoring Systems (MEMS). Confirmatory factor analysis yielded four factors: self-efficacy, adherence barriers, difficulty, and positivity.

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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:

Wohl, D. A., Panter, A. T., Kirby, C., Magnus, B. E., Hudgens, M. G., Allmon, A. G., & Mollan, K. R. (2018). Estimating HIV Medication Adherence and Persistence: Two Instruments for Clinical and Research Use. AIDS and Behavior, 22(3), 948-960.

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.