Will be treated poorly/made to feel inferior when receiving health care.
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If you were to test HIV-positive, how likely do you think the following might happen to you in the next year, due to your HIV status?
If you were to test HIV-positive, how likely do you think the following might happen to you in the next year, due to your HIV status?
Will be rejected by a potential sexual/romantic partner.
If you were to test HIV-positive, how likely do you think the following might happen to you in the next year, due to your HIV status?
Personal property will be damaged/stolen.
If you were to test HIV-positive, how likely do you think the following might happen to you in the next year, due to your HIV status?
Will have others talk about your HIV status behind their back.
If you were to test HIV-positive, how likely do you think the following might happen to you in the next year, due to your HIV status?
Someone will act as if you could not be trusted.
In the next section, we are asking questions about your current emotional state. To what extent over the past 6 months have you been bothered by the following?
Feeling emotionally Numb
We are interested in your use of either mild or strong prescription opioids during the past 6 months.
In the past 6 months, how often have you taken any of these opioids that WERE prescribed to you by a healthcare provider?
We are interested in your use of either mild or strong prescription opioids during the past 6 months.
In the past 6 months, how often have you taken any of these opioids that WERE NOT prescribed to you by a healthcare provider?
Please answer the following questions about yourself by indicating the extent of your agreement using the following scale. Be as honest as you can throughout, and try not to let your responses to one question influence your response to other questions. There are no right or wrong answers.
I'm always optimistic about my future.
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I felt alienated from myself because of being gay/bisexual.
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I tried to stop being attracted to men in general
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I tried to become more sexually attracted to women
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I often felt it was best to avoid personal or social involvement with other gay/bisexual men
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I wanted to get professional help in order to change my sexual orientation from gay/bisexual to straight.
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I wished that I could develop more erotic feelings about women.
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I was happy to be gay/bisexual
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
If someone had offered me the chance to be completely heterosexual, I would have accepted the chance.
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was punched, kicked, or beaten because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was punched, kicked, or beaten because of my race/ethnicity
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I don't know (because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual)
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I don't know (because of my race/ethnicity)
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
Not Applicable (Because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual)
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
Not Applicable (Because of my race/ethnicity)
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
None of the above happened to me in the past 12 months because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
None of the above happened to me in the past 12 months because of my race/ethnicity
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
Prefer not to say (because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual)
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
Prefer not to say (because of my race/ethnicity)
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I felt that being gay/bisexual was a personal shortcoming for me.
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was threatened with physical violence because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was threatened with physical violence because of my race/ethnicity
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I had an object thrown at me because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I had an object thrown at me because of my race/ethnicity
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was verbally insulted (yelled at, criticized) because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was verbally insulted (yelled at, criticized) because of my race/ethnicity
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was threatened with a knife, gun, or another weapon because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
Which of the following have happened to you in the past 12 months?
I was threatened with a knife, gun, or another weapon because of my race/ethnicity
Thinking about the past 12 month, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
I wished I weren't gay/bisexual
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that best describes your pain on the average
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that best describes your pain at its least in the last week
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
In the past week, have you used any treatments or medications for your pain? (Please include only medications, not treatments such as massage or acupuncture.)
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that tells how much pain you have right now
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
Throughout our lives, most of us have had pain from time to time (such as minor headaches, sprains, and toothaches). Have you had pain other than these everyday kinds of pain during the last week?
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
In the past week, how much relief have you gotten from pain treatments or medications used? Please indicate the one percentage that most shows how much relief you have received. (Please include relief you have received from medications only; do not include relief you have received from treatments such as massage or acupuncture.)
The next set of questions ask about pain that you may have experienced during the past week.
Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that best describes your pain at its worst in the last week
The next section asks about your experiences with telling others about your health care wishes. These questions may be uncomfortable to think about. There are no right or wrong answers - your answers will help us to understand whether men are talking about these issues with other people in their lives. Have you:
signed official papers about the kind of medical care you would want if you wereseriously ill or dying?
The next section asks about your experiences with telling others about your health care wishes. These questions may be uncomfortable to think about. There are no right or wrong answers - your answers will help us to understand whether men are talking about these issues with other people in their lives. Have you:
signed official papers about how much flexibility to give your decision maker?
The next section asks about your experiences with telling others about your health care wishes. These questions may be uncomfortable to think about. There are no right or wrong answers - your answers will help us to understand whether men are talking about these issues with other people in their lives. Have you:
signed official papers naming a person or group to make medical decisions for you?