Nurses' willingness to take care of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) - does a teaching intervention make a difference?

Vida Mockiene; Tarja Suominen; Maritta Välimäki; Arturas Razbadauskas; Saulius Caplinskas; Arvydas Martinkenas

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.10.021

Nurses' willingness to take care of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) - does a teaching intervention make a difference?

Vida Mockiene
, Tarja Suominen
, Maritta Välimäki
, Arturas Razbadauskas
, Saulius Caplinskas
, Arvydas Martinkenas

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to describe the impact of an education intervention programme on nurses' willingness to care for HIV-positive people in Lithuania. Methods: The study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design (RCT). The total sample comprises 185 nurses working in medical, surgical and gynaecological units, and primary health care centres from the same hospital areas in three Lithuanian hospitals. The data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0 and descriptive statistics. Findings: Our educational intervention did not have an impact on the nurses' willingness to take care of people living with HIV (PLHIV), as their level of willingness was high already before the education intervention. Conclusions: Further research on this issue is needed to try to understand the forces acting on our nursing staff in order to ensure appropriate care for PLHIV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	617-622
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nurse Education Today
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.10.021
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

AIDS
Education intervention
HIV
Lithuania
Nurse
Willingness to take care

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