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SUBMITTER: Fredericksen RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6895409 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan - Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fredericksen Rob J RJ Fitzsimmons Emma E Gibbons Laura E LE Dougherty Sarah S Loo Stephanie S Shurbaji Sally S Batey David S DS Avendano-Soto Sonia S Mathews William C WC Christopoulos Katerina K Mayer Kenneth H KH Mugavero Michael J MJ Crane Paul K PK Crane Heidi M HM
AIDS care 20190101 sup1
Low perceived social support (SS) negatively impacts health outcomes. We developed a measure of perceived SS for use in HIV care. We sought and categorized legacy items, selecting strongest items within categories. We elicited SS concepts from patients in English/Spanish, coded transcripts to match item pool content, and developed new items for salient unrepresented content. In focus groups, patients prioritized highly-matched items. We conducted cognitive interviews on high-priority items, and ...[more]