title: Impact of HIV/AIDS education on health care provider practice: results from nine grantees of the Special Projects of National Significance Program.
abstract: The study assessed the impact of health care provider HIV/AIDS education and training on patient care from nine Special Projects of National Significance. Telephone interviews were conducted with 218 health care providers within 8 months, on average, following completion of training. Respondents provided examples of how the SPNS trainings affected their provision of patient/client care. Transcribed comments reflecting change in patient/client care were classified by independent coders under 1 of 10 broad practice change categories. Eighty-two percent of the trainees identified at least one instance of change in patient/client care as a function of their training experience. Self-reported findings included changes in the number/types of patients seen, interpersonal interactions with patients/clients, HIV testing and counseling practices, patient/family education, infection control, advocacy, referrals and collaboration, documentation, and other service changes.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lalonde
authors.forename: Karina K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Uldall
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Huba
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Panter
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zalumas
authors.forename: Leslie R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rohweder
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colgrove
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Victor F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: German
authors.forename: Deane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Melchior
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D003376:Counseling; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States