Table 2 Breadth and Depth of Disability in Instruments

Instrument

Symptoms/Impairment/44 categories

Difficulties with Day-to-Day Activities/22 categories

Challenges to Social Inclusion/4 categories

Uncertainty/2 categories

Breadth (Yes/No)

Depth (Yes/No)

Body Image Scale

5

No

No

Assessment of Body Change and Diarrhea Scale (ACBD)

9

1

No

No

HIV Diarrhea Questionnaire

2

No

No

HIV-Related Fatigue Scale

4

10

2

No

No

Health-Related Quality of Life Scale (HIV-QOL)

18

8

No

No

AIDS Health Assessment Questionnaire (AIDS-HAQ)

2

12

No

Yes

Functional Assessment of HIV Infection (FAHI)

12

1

4

1

Yes

Yes

HIV Overview of Problems-Evaluation System (HOPES)

25

10

4

1

Yes

Yes

HIV/AIDS Targeted QOL (HAT-QOL)

7

1

2

2

Yes

Yes

HIV Patient Assessed Report of Status and Experience (HIV-PARSE)

21

12

3

No

Yes

HIV QOL Questionnaire (HIV-QL-31)

9

6

1

1

Yes

No

Medical Outcomes Survey HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV)

8

6

2

No

No

Multidimensional QOL Questionnaire for HIV/AIDS (MQoL-HIV)

8

8

1

1

Yes

No

World Health Organization QOL HIV Instrument (WHOQOL-HIV)

11

6

3

1

Yes

Yes

General Health Self Assessment

16

7

2

No

No

Living with HIV Scale

9

No

Yes

HIV Cost and Services Utilization Tool

4

10

2

No

No

AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG Outcomes SF-31)

5

6

2

No

No

Existential Loneliness Questionnaire

4

1

No

No

Mental Adjustment to HIV Scale (MAHIVS)

4

1

No

No

HIV/AIDS Stress Scale

8

5

3

1

Yes

No

HIV Stressor Scale

1

2

No

No

Physical Symptoms of Illness Scale

12

No

No

HIV Symptom Index (Justice)

18

No

No

Sign and Symptom Checklist for HIV (SSC-HIV)

13

No

No

Riverside Symptom Checklist

18

No

No

Revised Sign and Symptom Checklist for HIV (SSC-HIVrev)

27

No

Yes

HIV Symptom Index (Whalen)

12

No

No

Self-Report Slowness Scale (SRSS)

1

9

No

No

Impact of Weight Loss Scale

3

2

No

No