AIDS education strategies: evaluating the fear response. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1993. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

Click here to return to AIDSLINE main menu
DonateNow
Print this Article


AIDS education strategies: evaluating the fear response.

AAOHN J. 1992 Jun;40(6):271-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93000012
Sheehy C; Trudeau V

Abstract: 1. Despite educational interventions, evidence suggests that negative attitudes about AIDS risk persist among clinical hospital staff. In diverse study populations, associations have been found between psychosocial phenomena and on the job accidents and injuries. 2. This article describes a pilot study to explore whether fearful attitudes of clinicians contribute to the adverse behaviors of needlestick injuries and mucosal splashes. The authors sought to demonstrate whether desensitization therapy would be effective in reducing fear response. 3. A serendipitous finding of the study was that organizational and interpersonal conflict frequently provoked fear and anxiety responses. There is a continued need to examine the domain of AIDS related fears among clinical staff, as well as a need to seek a better understanding of this fear as part of the tensions of organizational dynamics in hospitals. 4. Occupational health nurses working in hospitals are in a unique position to uncover relationships among all types of incidents that may indicate fear and anxiety among clinical staff.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION *Attitude of Health Personnel *Fear Health Education/STANDARDS Human Needlestick Injuries/*PSYCHOLOGY Personnel, Hospital/EDUCATION/*PSYCHOLOGY Pilot Projects Prospective Studies Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDtransmissionKWDattitudeofhealthpersonnelKWDfearhealtheducation/standardshumanneedlestickinjuries/KWDpsychologypersonnel,hospital/education/KWDpsychologypilotprojectsprospectivestudiessupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,non-pKWDhKWDsKWDjournalarticle
930130
M9311124

Copyright © 1993 - National Library of Medicine. Reproduced under license with the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

AEGiS is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational corporation. AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted funding from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bridgestone/Firestone Charitable Trust, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Gill Foundation, the National Library of Medicine, Quest Diagnostics, Roche and Trimeris, and donations from users like you. Always watch for outdated information. This article first appeared in 1993. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.

AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.

Copyright ©1980, 1993. AEGiS. All materials appearing on AEGiS are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of AEGiS, or the party credited as the provider of the content. .