Document 1969
 DOCN  M94A1969
 TI    The impact of HIV/AIDS care on the home lives of health workers:
       findings from the MOMS Study. Multi-centre Occupational Morbidity Study.
 DT    9412
 AU    Miller D; Gillies PA; University of Nottingham, UK.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):41 (abstract no. 138B/D). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370606
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively identify (i) family-related influences on
       the decision to care for people with HIV/AIDS, and (ii) to identify the
       impact of working in these fields on non-work relationships. METHODS:
       The Multi-centre Occupational Morbidity Study (MOMS) involves 203 fully
       qualified health workers with a minimum of 6 months clinical work in
       their present setting (HIV/AIDS = 103; Oncology = 100) from a total of 9
       treatment sites, who have volunteered to participate in detailed
       structured interviews and to complete standardised questionnaires of
       mood and burnout. This present part of the study concerns group
       differences regarding family influences on present work, and impact of
       work on non-work relationships. Parametric and non-parametric tests
       (ChiSq, t tests, Mann-Whitney U tests) have been used to assess
       between-group differences. RESULTS: No differences were found between
       groups regarding prior family influences on their decision to do their
       present work, although the HIV/AIDS group did have more members with a
       history of family illness (X2 = 14.3, 1df, p = .0001). There were no
       significant group differences in staff in established emotional
       relationships (66.5% overall), and only 33% of those not in
       relationships felt their work made barriers to being so. For those in
       relationships, 24% say their relationship has suffered as a result of
       their work, although 35% overall have experienced a broken close
       relationship since working in their field. Of this group, equal
       proportions appear to blame their work (X2 = 2, 1df, p = .16).
       Qualitative findings for each variable are presented. DISCUSSION:
       Characteristics of HIV/AIDS workers appear largely similar to those of
       oncology health workers with respect to the influence of prior
       experiences from family settings on subsequent decisions to work in
       their present field, and the impact of work on non-work relationship
       distress. Up to 35% of those studied have experienced relationship
       distress while working in this field, and research to identify key
       influences on this is required.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*THERAPY  Affect  Burnout,
       Professional/PSYCHOLOGY  Family/PSYCHOLOGY  Health Personnel/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Human  HIV Infections/*THERAPY  Interpersonal Relations  Life Style
       Questionnaires  Stress, Psychological/*PSYCHOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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