The Perceived Medical Condition Self-Management Scale Applied to Persons with HIV/AIDS

The Perceived Medical Condition Self-Management Scale (PMCSMS), a generic instrument developed to assess self-management self-efficacy in specific medical conditions, was tailored for use with HIV+ individuals and administered to 125 HIV+ adults, predominantly men. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.78, indicat...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2011-01, Vol.16 (1), p.109-115
Main Authors: Wallston, Kenneth A., Osborn, Chandra Y., Wagner, Lois J., Hilker, Kellie A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Biological and medical sciences
Depression
Emotions
Female
Health
HIV
HIV Infections - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Medical conditions
Medical sciences
Mental health
Personality Inventory
Psychological effects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality of life
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Self
Self Efficacy
Self-management
Selfefficacy
Selfmanagement
Social perception
Techniques and methods
Validity
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Summary:The Perceived Medical Condition Self-Management Scale (PMCSMS), a generic instrument developed to assess self-management self-efficacy in specific medical conditions, was tailored for use with HIV+ individuals and administered to 125 HIV+ adults, predominantly men. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.78, indicating internal consistency reliability. Correlations between the Perceived HIV Self-Management Scale (PHIVSMS) and other validated psychometric instruments measuring generalized self efficacy, dispositional optimism, depressive symptoms, positive and negative affect and HIV quality of life demonstrate the validity of using this scale with an HIV population. The PMCSMS has broad utility as a generic template that can easily be adapted to different medical conditions.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105310367832