This section reviews concepts and tools for measuring rehabilitation outcomes in HIV. Click or tap a section title to navigate to the full section content.
5.1 What are outcome measures?
Outcome measures refer to tools, questionnaires, or devices that facilitate the assignment of numbers to related concepts of interest. Outcome measures can be: “Objective” whereby a rehabilitation provider conducts an…
5.2 Why is it important to use outcome measures during rehabilitation with people living with HIV?
HIV management can be complex, which demands a comprehensive continuum of care. Given the complexity of care associated with rehabilitation of people living with HIV, key issues to be addressed…
5.3 How do rehabilitation providers know if an outcome measure will be useful in practice?
Measurement properties are characteristics of a measure that can help determine whether the measure will be suitable for use in practice. There are four main measurement properties commonly seen in…
5.4 What are floor and ceiling effects in outcome measurement?
Table 5.4: Description of Floor and Ceiling Effects Measurement Property Description Floor effect Floor effect occurs when responses on a measure, questionnaire or scale cluster at the more negative health…
5.5 What is the difference between generic and HIV-specific outcome measures?
Table 5.5: Advantages and Disadvantages of Generic versus Disease-specific Measures Type of Outcome Measure Advantages and Disadvantages Generic Measures These measures can be used with all individuals in the general…
5.6 How should you decide which outcome measures to use?
Table 5.6: Steps to consider when using outcome measures in clinical practice Steps Description 1) Identify the “things” or “health- related concepts” you want to measure with the client For…
5.7 How do you access a copy of an outcome measure?
If the outcome measure chosen is a questionnaire, rehabilitation providers may find it available online. However, they may be required to email the authors of the questionnaire to obtain a…
5.8 What are rehabilitation-related outcome measures that can be useful for people living with HIV?
This section provides information about outcome measures that are relevant for rehabilitation providers to use when providing care to people living with HIV. The measures are organized by the construct…