Medical care
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Comparative Study
Methodological problems in comparing English-speaking and Spanish-speaking patients' satisfaction with interpersonal aspects of care.
The authors examine the reliability and validity of English and Spanish versions of a patient satisfaction measure, the Interpersonal Aspects of Care (IAC) Examiner Scale. ⋯ The results bring into question the use of certain types of response formats and the practice of dichotomizing responses when evaluating patient satisfaction in Spanish-speaking patients.
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The objectives of this study were to identify quality-of-life concerns, as reported by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive individuals, and to develop a measure to assess these concerns. ⋯ Five dimensions of the new HIV/AIDS-targeted quality of life instrument (overall function, disclosure worries, health worries, financial worries, and life satisfaction) exhibited good psychometric properties, including low ceiling/floor effects, good internal consistency, and evidence for construct validity.