Recent Advances in Assessment Tools for HIV/AIDS-related Psychological Distress

Abstract

Psychological distress, a newly defined negative emotion in psychological research for HIV/AIDS patients, has increasingly attracted the attention of researchers. Scales are the most commonly used tools to assess the psychological status of these patients. We reviewed the widely used HIV/AIDS-related psychological distress assessment tools with good reliability and validity, and summarized that in foreign counties, relevant research is relatively mature, and there are many relatively sound assessment scales for a wide range of applications, but the research in this area is still in its infancy in China. HIV/AIDS-related psychological distress assessment tools suitable for China's national conditions and cultural background can be further developed based on drawing lessons from relevant scales and research abroad.

Keywords

• hiv|acquired immunodeficiency syndrome|psychological distress|assessment tools|review