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Objectives: The Short-Form HIV Disability Questionnaire (SF-HDQ) was developed to measure the presence, severity and episodic nature of health challenges across six domains. Our aim was to assess the sensibility, utility and implementation of the SF-HDQ in clinical practice.

Design: Mixed methods study design involving semistructured interviews and questionnaire administration.

Participants: We recruited adults living with HIV and HIV clinicians in Canada, Ireland and the USA.

Methods: We electronically administered the SF-HDQ followed by a Sensibility Questionnaire (face and content validity, ease of usage, format) and conducted semistructured interviews to explore the utility and implementation of the SF-HDQ in clinical practice. The threshold for sensibility was a median score of 5/7 (adults living with HIV) and4/7 (HIV clinicians) for ≥80% of items. Qualitative interview data were analysed using directed content analysis.

Results: Median sensibility scores were 5 (adults living with HIV; n=29) and 4 (HIV clinicians; n=16) for 18/19 (95%) items. Interview data indicated that the SF-HDQ represents the health-related challenges of living with HIV and other concurrent health conditions; captures the daily episodic nature of HIV; and is easy to use. Clinical utility included measuring health challenges and change over time, guiding referral to specialists and services, setting goals, facilitating communication and fostering a multidisciplinary approach to care. Considerations for implementation included flexible, person-centred approaches to administration, and communicating scores based on personal preferences.

Conclusions: The SF-HDQ possesses sensibility and utility for use in clinical settings with adults living with HIV and HIV clinicians in three countries.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10098270PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062008DOI Listing

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