Willingness to care for patients with HIV/AIDS

Maritta Anneli Vaelimaeki; Pekka Makkonen; Mari Blek-Vehkaluoto; Vida Mockiene; Natalja Istomina; Ulla Raid; Maj Lis Vänskä; Tarja Suominen

doi:10.1177/0969733008092868

Willingness to care for patients with HIV/AIDS

Maritta Anneli Vaelimaeki, Pekka Makkonen, Mari Blek-Vehkaluoto, Vida Mockiene, Natalja Istomina, Ulla Raid, Maj Lis Vänskä, Tarja Suominen

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Abstract

This study aims to describe and compare nurses' willingness to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS and factors associated with this in three countries. An international cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in medical, surgical and gynaecology units in Finland (n = 427), Estonia (n = 221) and Lithuania (n = 185) in early 2006. The response rates were 75% (n = 322) in Finland, 54% (n=119) in Estonia and 86% (n = 160) in Lithuania. A modified version of a scale developed in 1994 by Dubbert et al. was applied. Our findings showed a general willingness of the nurse participants to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS. However, this willingness varied both among and within countries and was also related to specific nursing interventions. The results underline the importance of providing education on ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS care in Europe and tailoring the content of this education to meet nurses' national educational needs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	586-600
Number of pages	15
Journal	Nursing Ethics
Volume	15
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733008092868
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Educational needs
HIV/AIDS
Willingness to care

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Issues, ethics and legal aspects

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