Document 0222
 DOCN  M95A0222
 TI    [Attitude of nursing personnel towards patients with AIDS: impact of an
       awareness program]
 DT    9510
 AU    Paquin L; Lapierre S; Jourdan-Ionescu C
 SO    Sante Ment Que. 1994 Fall;19(2):191-209. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95315309
 AB    The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of an awareness
       program aimed at experienced personnel and personnel in training who
       provide healthcare services to patients with AIDS. The purpose of the
       program was to prepare healthcare staff psychically in working with
       patients. Six groups of approximately ten people each watched a video
       showing a nurse stating her concerns about AIDS. After the video, people
       were encouraged to express their own emotions regarding the disease and
       people suffering from it. Other participants making up a control group
       did not attend the discussion. All subjects (N = 124) completed
       questionnaires on their attitudes and knowledge about AIDS before and
       after the discussion. Results show an improvement of attitudes with
       respect to homosexuality, as well as a better understanding of AIDS.
       However, these observations do not seem to correspond with a more
       favourable attitude towards AIDS patients. An analysis of these
       discussions reveals that there is a conflict between the will to help
       patients and the feeling of shame when faced with the difficulty of
       showing empathy. As a result, the authors recommend that training
       programs aimed at healthcare personnel be geared to alleviate this
       conflict.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  Adult  *Attitude of Health
       Personnel  *Education, Nursing, Continuing  English Abstract  Female
       Human  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Nursing Staff,
       Hospital/*EDUCATION/*PSYCHOLOGY  Program Evaluation  CLINICAL TRIAL
       CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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