[Perception of anxiety in patients requesting anonymous HIV testing].
To determine the manifestations of anxiety in subjects seeking anonymous HIV testing and the aptitude of professionals to perceive it, we administered a semi-structured questionnaire to 481 persons, 281 before and 200 after instructing the practitioners to better decode anxiety during the consultation. The perception of anxiety by the care-givers was analyzed using the Covi scale. The results show that subjects requesting an HIV test often report stressful relational events. Their anxiety its often underestimated by the care-givers, and aptitude to recognise the patient's emotions can be improved. Prevention and quality of counselling depend on correct perception of the emotions which prompt the subject to request a test.
Vannotti
M
M
Policlinique médicale universitaire, Lausanne.
Samaniego
M
M
Guex
P
P
Rossi
I
I
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012938:Social Perception; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Perception de l'anxiété chez les patients demandant un test VIH anonyme.