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< Back to Product Details MQOL-HIV Results in Japan The Japanese translation of the MQOL-HIV was adminstered to 375 people with HIV/AIDS from the AIDS Clinical Center in Tokyo and eight regional AIDS hospitals in Japan. The mean age of the sample was 36.5 years, 8% were women, and 32% were hemophiliacs.
Summary statistics for each of the 10 MQOL-HIV domains were: Domain | Mean Score | SD | Cronbach's Alpha | Mental Health | 17.9 | 5.2 | 0.76 | Physical Health | 21.6 | 4.9 | 0.76 | Physical Functioning | 19.0 | 5.5 | 0.61 | Social Functioning | 19.5 | 5.7 | 0.74 | Social Support | 16.7 | 7.4 | 0.85 | Cognitive Functioning | 23.1 | 4.6 | 0.84 | Financial Status | 22.5 | 4.9 | 0.73 | Partner Intimacy | 18.4 | 7.2 | 0.82 | Sexual Functioning | 18.5 | 5.1 | 0.47 | Medical Care | 22.4 | 4.8 | 0.67 |
Source: M. Watanabe, M. Ishihari, K. Nishimura, S. Oka and 8 regional AIDS hospitals.
AIDS Clinical Center, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. Health-related quality of life assessment in patients with HIV/AIDS using the Multidimensional Quality of Life Questionnaire for Persons with HIV/AIDS (MQOL-HIV): Results from the first survey in Japan. Poster presented at the International Society of Quality of Life meeting, Vancouver, Canada, October 2000. | 
