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9584550

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
This report describes the development and validation of an instrument to assess the attributions human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons who are currently taking antiretrovirals make about the effects of these medications. The specific limitations in functioning that the subjects attributed to the effects of medication were assessed. The scores on a ten-item instrument were found to have high internal consistency reliability and to be related to beliefs about the benefits and barriers to taking antiretrovirals. The attribution that the use of antiretrovirals had contributed to an increase in depressive symptoms was related to reports of having temporarily discontinued use of antiretrovirals during the preceding month. The summated score on the Medication Attribution Scale (MAS) and other subscale scores were not found to predict self-reported intentional alterations of treatment regimens. Multiple regression analyses indicated that negative attributions about the effects of medications contributed to the amount of variance in quality of life explained over and above that explained by perceived health status and level of symptomology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0962-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The Medication Attribution Scale: perceived effects of antiretrovirals and quality of life.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article