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TI The implications of HIV/AIDS for a range of workers in the Scottish
context.
DT 9604
AU Barbour RS; Public Health Research Unit, Glasgow, UK.
SO AIDS Care. 1995;7(4):521-35. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96119358
AB Although there have been a great many surveys of staff members'
attitudes to HIV/AIDS, there has been relatively little research which
has focused on their actual responses to and experiences of AIDS-related
work (Barbour, 1994a). In addition, much of the published work on AIDS
workers assumes that the demands of this work are self-evident,
contingent upon client contact, and unique to this area of work. The
research findings presented here suggest that these assumptions may be
unfounded and certainly do not provide a complete picture of what AIDS
work involves for staff members. Although some of the stressors reported
by workers related to concerns explored in existing literature they did
not always experience these anticipated demands as being especially
problematic. Workers also reported experiencing problems in responding
to demands from more unexpected quarters, such as organizational aspects
of the work, rather than those stemming from the nature of contact with
clients. Moreover, many of the demands were not unique to HIV/AIDS, but
are features of other types of work. In devising training programmes for
AIDS workers educators need to be alert to the often overlooked
potential of pre-existing training programmes in operation in other
specialties. Many of the demands cited by workers as problematic related
to the newness of such demands in the light of their own employment
histories rather than to HIV/AIDS work itself, suggesting that
individualized training packages might be more appropriate. In relation
to the retention of staff, it is crucial that the many rewards which
pertain to this area of work are acknowledged and capitalized upon.
DE Adult *Attitude of Health Personnel Burnout, Professional Female
Human *HIV Infections Interinstitutional Relations Male Scotland
Social Responsibility Social Support Stress, Psychological Support,
Non-U.S. Gov't *Workplace JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).