Judith L. Neidig

TL;DR: The AACTG Adherence Instruments, which are comprised of two self-report questionnaires for use in clinical trials conducted by the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG), were administered to 75 patients in the USA.

TL;DR: No universal transcription format is adequate for all types of qualitative data collection approaches, settings, or theoretical frameworks, but there are some practical considerations that can help researchers systematically organize and analyze textual data.

TL;DR: Participants in a focus group study of persons with HIV or AIDS reported effective uncertainty management, including managing uncertainty that was challenging, managing Uncertainty that was essential for maintaining hope, learning to live with chronic uncertainty, and managing information problems.

TL;DR: A brief, self-reported HIV symptom index tailored to patients exposed to multidrug antiretroviral therapies and protease inhibitors has demonstrated construct validity, and offers a simple and rational approach to measuring HIV symptoms for clinical management, patient-oriented research, and adverse drug reporting.

TL;DR: This study reveals strategies respondents used to manage costs and complications of receiving support, including developing an active or self-advocating orientation, reframing supportive interactions, withdrawing from nonproductive social situations, selectively allowing others to be support persons, and maintaining boundaries.