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Coping — This domain is currently being updated.
| Domain | Sub-Domain | Instrument Name | Description | Citation (Authors) | Language/ Geographic Location |
Population(s) | Details & PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological Adjustment to HIV infection (MAHIVS) | The instrument is a modified version of the 40 items Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. Four factors were identifiyed: Hopelessness, Fighting Spirit/Self Efficacy, Personal Control, and Minimization. "Each item presents a statement concerning a response to the disease (e.g., "I feel that nothing I can do will make a difference"), and the respondent is asked to indicate "How far it applies to you at present" on a 4-point scale from "Definitely does not apply to me" to "Definitely does apply to me."" | Kelly, B., Raphael, B., Burrows, G., Judd, F., Kernutt, G., Burnett, P., et al. (2000). Measuring psychological adjustment to HIV infection. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 30(1), 41-59. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Men who have sex with men (MSM) * Bisexual * Men |
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| Coping with Illness Scale | The scale is specific to coping with HIV. It has 39 items in seven subscales: positive action, passive problem solving, self-destructive escape, social support, spiritual hope, depression/withdrawal, and non-disclosure/problem avoidance. | Murphy, D. A., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Marelich, W. D. (2003). Factor structure of a coping scale across two samples. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33(3), 627-647. |
English |
* HIV-positive |
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| The Family Coping Project Coping Scale | The scale is specific to coping with HIV. The scale has 54 items, five coping factors/subscales: avoidance, spiritual activities, seeking social support, managing the illness, and focusing on others. Response items are on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from never (1) to always (4) to indicate the extent the strategy was used to deal with HIV disease. | Moneyham, L., Hennessy, M., Sowell, R., Demi, A., Seals, B., & Mizuno, Y. (1998). The effectiveness of coping strategies used by HIV-seropositive women. Research in Nursing & Health, 21(4), 351-362. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Women |
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| Coping with HIV Scale | The scale contains 16 items. There are three factors: Positive Coping, Seeking Social Support, and Avoidance Coping. Response options are Yes/No. | Fleishman, J. A., & Fogel, B. (1994). Coping and depressive symptoms among young people with AIDS. Health Psychology, 13, 156-156. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Youth |
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