Willingness to care for patients with HIV/AIDS.
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.
Välimäki
Maritta
M
Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Hospital District of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland. mava@utu.fi
Makkonen
Pekka
P
Blek-Vehkaluoto
Mari
M
Mockiene
Vida
V
Istomina
Natalja
N
Raid
Ulla
U
Vänskä
Maj-Lis
ML
Suominen
Tarja
T
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004957:Estonia; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016079:Refusal to Treat