Validity Study of the R-PLA, a Resilience Scale for People Living with HIV

For HIV researchers seeking a better understanding of resilience so as to improve the lives of women living with HIV, a psychometrically sound measure is important. Numerous measures of resilience are currently available, and each has been developed for specific purposes or populations. For example, scales have been developed for measuring resilience in the general population, such as the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) Others have been more specific and geared toward certain populations, such as adults (e.g., Resilience Scale for Adults [RSA]) A review study showed that as many instruments of different lengths exist to measure resilience among different populations, it is difficult to compare resilience across different studies, and no consensus exists about dimensionality For example, the CD-RISC has five dimensions (Personal competence, Trust, Positive Acceptance of Change, Control, and Spiritual Influence) and 25 items. The RS has two dimensions (Personal Competence and Acceptance of Self and Life) and 25 items. The BRS In order to decrease administration time but still obtain psychometric stability of the CD-RISC, shorter versions of CD-RISC10 [27], CD-RISC2 [28] with 1 dimension were proposed and have been used in other studies In addition, scales have been designed to be used with various medical conditions, such as chronic diseases of asthma or diabetes Researchers have been using scales such