Table 2 Characteristics of participants: health status measures
Measure | Canada (n = 139) | Ireland (n = 96) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-2.0) | |||
(Range 0–100) | 30 (18,44) | 12 (5,24) | <.001* |
SF-36 questionnaire (Range 0–100) | |||
Mental component summary score | 39 (32,49) | 47 (38,54) | 0.001* |
Physical component summary score | 43 (35,50) | 53 (43,57) | <.001* |
CES-D summary score | |||
(Range 0–60) | 23 (15,33) | 13 (6,21) | <.001* |
HIV symptom index (Range 0–20) | |||
Total # present | 16 (11,19) | 11 (5,15) | <.001* |
Total # bothersome | 13 (8,16) | 7 (3,11) | <.001* |
HIV stigma scale (Range 40–160) | 103 (84,117) | 99 (86,118) | 0.756 |
MOS-social support scale | |||
(Range 1–100) | 49 (29,74) | 63 (43,89) | 0.001* |
Brief COPE | |||
Adaptive (Range 16–64) | 42 (36,48) | 37 (30,45) | 0.002* |
Maladaptive (Range 12–48) | 22 (19,28) | 20 (16,24) | 0.001* |