Fear of contagion among home health aides: a community survey.
Fear of contagion--an overwhelming anxiety about catching a disease--has been reported among a variety of healthcare workers as a common response to AIDS. This survey assessed the availability of home health aides to meet the predicted increases in demand for home health care to persons living with AIDS. The findings showed 27 out of 31 home healthcare agencies either experienced or anticipated experiencing difficulty servicing home care to persons with HIV infection. The author briefly discusses the dynamics of fear of contagion and offers specific suggestions for countering this fear among home health aides.
Meisenhelder
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001900:Boston; D005239:Fear; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires