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Nurses' evaluations of sources of information about HIV and AIDS

K.L. Irving

Irving & Irving Associates 17 Main Street Sudborough Northants NN14 3BX

E. Ferguson

Irving & Irving Associates 17 Main Street Sudborough Northants NN14 3BX

T. Cox

Irving & Irving Associates 17 Main Street Sudborough Northants NN14 3BX

W.J.F. Farnsworth

Irving & Irving Associates 17 Main Street Sudborough Northants NN14 3BX

Kirstin L. Irving, BSc, MSc

Irving & Irving Associates 17 Main Street Sudborough Northants NN14 3BX

Eamonn Ferguson, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, FRSH

Centre for Organizational Health and Development Department of Psychology University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD

Tom Cox, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, FRSH

Centre for Organizational Health and Development Department of Psychology University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD

William J. F. Farnsworth, BSc, DipAppPsych, FIMLS, FRSH

Department of General Practice Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham NG7 2UH

Reviews of the literature indicate that nurses feel ill-informed about HIV/AIDS and that poor knowledge is associated with anxiety and negative attitudes towards infected patients and their care. Although some studies have sought to identify the sources of HIV/AIDS information available to nurses, few have attempted to understand how nurses evaluate such sources.

In this study in 1992, 15 sources of HIV/AIDS information were identified during group discussions with nursing staff and nurse tutors. 277 nursing staff evaluated each of the sources in terms of perceived frequency (how often the source is used) and six items chosen to assess the 'usability' and 'usefulness' of each source (e.g. how informative the source is, how easy it is to understand). The results indicate that in-service training, basic training and professional colleagues are the sources evaluated most highly while posters and advertisements, television and radio and popular newspapers are the most frequently used sources of information. Trades unions' journals and pamphlets are the least frequently used sources of information and receive only modest evaluations. 20% of respondents report never having received any training regarding HIV and AIDS. Implications for the future provision of HIV/AIDS information and directions for further research are discussed.

Key Words: AIDS • HIV • information sources • nurses

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 117, No. 5, 298-303 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/146642409711700507
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