Judith A. Erlen|EunSeok Cha|Kevin H. Kim|Donna Caruthers|Susan M. Sereika
The HIV Medication Taking Self-efficacy Scale: psychometric evaluation
University of Pittsburgh|Emory University|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh
erlen ja cha es kim kh caruthers amp sereika sm 2010 hiv medication taking selfefficacy scale psychometric evaluation journal advanced nursing 66 11 25602572 abstract aim paper report examination psychometric properties hiv medication taking selfefficacy scale background selfefficacy critically important component strategies improve hiv medicationtaking however valid reliable tools assessing hiv medicationtaking selfefficacy limited method used crosssectional correlational design 2003 2007 326 participants recruited sites pennsylvania ohio united states america six selfreport questionnaires administered baseline 12 weeks later improving adherence antiretroviral therapy used examine variables interest means variances reliability criterion construct validity hiv medication taking selfefficacy scale assessed findings participants reported high selfconfidence ability carry specific medicationrelated tasks mean 831 medications ability effect good outcomes mean 856 hiv medication taking selfefficacy scale subscales showed excellent reliability 093094 criterion validity wellestablished examining relationships hiv medication taking selfefficacy scale selected physiological psychological factors selfreported medication adherence r 020058 twofactor model correlation selfefficacy belief outcome expectancy fitted data well model 2 387195 df 325 p lt 001 cfa 096 rmsea 0046 conclusion hiv medication taking selfefficacy scale psychometrically sound measure medicationtaking selfefficacy use researchers clinicians people hiv findings offer insight development interventions promote selfefficacy medication adherence persons hiv