Information for researchers
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Using PozQoL for researchers
About PozQoL
If you’re new to PozQoL, this is a good place to start. Information includes:
- What is PozQoL
- Why use PozQoL
Using PozQoL in research
This information was prepared in consultation with researchers who have already used PozQoL in their own work:
- Why use PozQoL in research
- How to use PozQoL for research
- Conducting further PozQoL validation or implementation trials
- What to do if a patient presents with a PozQoL Scale
Other information for researchers
Developing, validating, and trialling the PozQoL scale
In addition to conducting research related to the quality of life of people living with HIV, we encourage you to conduct further validation and implementation trials using any of the language versions of PozQoL with different communities.
This page describes the original development, validation, and sensitivity and usability trials.
PozQoL publications
This page lists a range of publications from:
- The PozQoL project
- Other research that has used PozQoL
Other quick links
ℹ️ Information
PozQoL Stories from research
The following ‘PozQoL Stories’ describe real-life examples of PozQoL being used in research around the world.
HIV Futures is a survey of QoL among PLHIV in Australia. Project lead, Dr Jennifer Power, talks about the study, and about how PozQoL helps this research.
Multiple US studies use PozQoL to help understand the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Researchers are using PozQoL to help describe PLHIV experiences of stigma and discrimination in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Together with ViiV Healthcare, Yonsei University and Severance Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, are using PozQoL in their research with people living with HIV (PLHIV).