Effects of internal medicine residency training in AIDS care in Taiwan
Journal
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
5
Pages
426-432
Date Issued
2006
Author(s)
Abstract
Having contact and interacting with HIV/AIDS patients has long been recognized as a means for improving AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes among physicians and hence for increasing their intention to provide AIDS care. To investigate the impact of one-month residency training in an AIDS inpatient unit on internal medicine residents, this quasi-experimental, pre-post, two-group study, conducted from April 2000 to April 2001, used questionnaires. At follow-up, residents who received training in the AIDS unit (experimental group) were significantly more knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, had more positive attitudes and greater intention to care for HIV-infected patients than residents who did not receive this training (control group). Results suggest that a one-month AIDS residency training intervention can effectively enhance residents' HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and intention to care for patients infected with HIV. ? 2006 Taylor & Francis.
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Other Subjects
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adult; AIDS patient; article; attitude; female; health promotion; hospital patient; human; human experiment; Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient; Human immunodeficiency virus prevalence; internal medicine; male; normal human; patient care; primary medical care; priority journal; quasi experimental study; questionnaire; residency education; Taiwan; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Clinical Competence; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; HIV Infections; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internship and Residency; Male; Medical Staff, Hospital; Taiwan
Type
journal article