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PozQoL Scale — Quality of life among people with HIV
The English version of PozQoL:
- Was validated on a sample of 465 adult Australians living with HIV (2016-2018)
- Was piloted in 10 Australian organisations that work with people living with HIV (2018-2019)
- Is being used in various settings
If you use the English version of PozQoL, we would love to hear from you.
PozQoL Tools
Implementation Kit
The Implementation Kit was co-designed by organisations that were part of the PozQoL Usability Trial. It provides information about how to use the PozQoL Scale in practice.
Simple Calculator
The Simple PozQoL Calculator is a spreadsheet that calculates PozQoL Scores for one person at a time.
Pre-Post Calculator
The Pre-Post Group PozQoL Calculator is a spreadsheet that calculates and compares baseline and follow-up group PozQoL Scores.
Have you used the English version of the PozQoL Scale?
We would love to hear from you!
Your feedback and insights can help:
- Improve the PozQoL Scale
- Make it easier to use
- Ensure that it is useful, relevant, and culturally appropriate
- Support others who are thinking about using it
Please feel free to contact us with your feedback or questions.
Are you a researcher working with English-speaking people with HIV?
We would love to hear about your research using PozQoL to look at the quality of life and experiences of English-speaking people with HIV.
If you are in a position to do so, we also encourage you to consider conducting further validation or implementation trials.
Copyright Information
Copyright © La Trobe University, through its Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, 2021
Published in Australia by La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
www.latrobe.edu.au
Enquiries: pozqol@latrobe.edu.au
The PozQoL Scale and Tools are copyrighted.
Unless otherwise stated, the work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Non Derivatives License
CC BY-NC-ND
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Acknowledgment:
If you produce any written works or other media related to your use of PozQoL, you must cite PozQoL using the following reference:
Brown, G, Mikołajczak, G, Lyons, A, Power, J, Drummond, F, Cogle, A, Allan, B, Cooper, C & O’Connor, S 2018, ‘Development and validation of PozQoL: A scale to assess quality of life of PLHIV’, BMC Public Health, vol. 18, p. 527.
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