Reliability and validity of a new HIV-specific questionnaire with adults living with HIV in Canada and Ireland: the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ)

Table 3 Median HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ)scores (n = 235)

Disability dimension	HDQ Presence Score (IQR)			HDQ Severity Score (IQR)			HDQ Episodic Score (IQR)
Disability dimension	Canada	Ireland	P value	Canada	Ireland	P value	Canada	Ireland	P value
Physical	60 (40–60)	35 (15,60)	0.0001*	25 (11, 38)	13 (5,25)	0.0001*	20 (5,55)	20 (0,40)	0.226
Cognitive	100 (33, 100)	33 (0100)	0.0001*	25 (17, 42)	8 (0,25)	0.0001*	0 (0,67)	0 (0,33)	0.167
Mental-emotional	73 (45, 91)	45 (18,80)	0.0001*	30 (13, 50)	14 (7,30)	0.0001*	9 (0,45)	9 (0,36)	0.615
Uncertainty	79 (57, 93)	71 (50,93)	0.073	39 (23, 61)	30 (18,53)	0.086	0 (0,29)	0 (0,36)	0.936
Difficulties with day-to-day activities	56 (22, 89)	11 (0,22)	0.0001*	17 (6, 31)	3 (0,8)	0.0001*	0 (0,22)	0 (0,0)	0.004*
Challenges to social inclusion	67 (50, 92)	42 (19,58)	0.0001*	31 (17, 50)	17 (7,29)	0.0001*	0 (0,17)	0 (0,8)	0.383
HDQ total	70 (43, 81)	43 (26,59)	0.0001*	29 (16, 42)	17 (8,26)	0.0001*	12 (1,39)	12 (3,28)	0.523

*Statistically significant difference between Canadian and Irish participants (Mann-Whitney Test) (p < 0.05)

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