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Construct Validities of the Quality of Well-Being Scale and the MOS-HIV-34 Health Survey for HIV-infected Patients

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  • Tom E. Hughes
  • Robert M. Kaplan
  • Stephen Joel Coons
  • Jolaine R. Draugalis
  • Jeffrey A. Johnson
  • Thomas L. Patterson

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This research assessed the construct validities of two health-related quality-of-life in struments: the Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB) and the Medical Outcomes Study 34-item HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV-34). A sample of 100 adult male, HIV-infected patients, across six HIV disease classifications, was used as subjects. Four convergent validity measures of health-related quality of life were used: CD4 cell counts, beta-2 microglobulin levels, disease classification, and age. All convergent validity measures were significant for the QWB. Forty percent of the convergent validity com parisons with the MOS-HIV-34 were statistically significant. Because the two measures provide different perspectives on health-related quality of life, both instruments appear to be useful in measuring health-related quality of life in this patient population. Key words: HIV; quality of life; quality of well-being scale; construct validity. (Med Decis Making 1997;17:439-446)

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  • Tom E. Hughes & Robert M. Kaplan & Stephen Joel Coons & Jolaine R. Draugalis & Jeffrey A. Johnson & Thomas L. Patterson, 1997. "Construct Validities of the Quality of Well-Being Scale and the MOS-HIV-34 Health Survey for HIV-infected Patients," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 17(4), pages 439-446, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:medema:v:17:y:1997:i:4:p:439-446
    DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9701700409
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    1. Darren Clayson & Diane Wild & Paul Quarterman & Isabelle Duprat-Lomon & Maria Kubin & Stephen Coons, 2006. "A Comparative Review of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measures for Use in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 24(8), pages 751-765, August.

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