       Document 0830
 DOCN  M9640830
 TI    The implications of HIV/AIDS for a range of workers in the Scottish
       context.
 DT    9604
 AU    Barbour RS; Public Health Research Unit, Glasgow, UK.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1995;7(4):521-35. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96119358
 AB    Although there have been a great many surveys of staff members'
       attitudes to HIV/AIDS, there has been relatively little research which
       has focused on their actual responses to and experiences of AIDS-related
       work (Barbour, 1994a). In addition, much of the published work on AIDS
       workers assumes that the demands of this work are self-evident,
       contingent upon client contact, and unique to this area of work. The
       research findings presented here suggest that these assumptions may be
       unfounded and certainly do not provide a complete picture of what AIDS
       work involves for staff members. Although some of the stressors reported
       by workers related to concerns explored in existing literature they did
       not always experience these anticipated demands as being especially
       problematic. Workers also reported experiencing problems in responding
       to demands from more unexpected quarters, such as organizational aspects
       of the work, rather than those stemming from the nature of contact with
       clients. Moreover, many of the demands were not unique to HIV/AIDS, but
       are features of other types of work. In devising training programmes for
       AIDS workers educators need to be alert to the often overlooked
       potential of pre-existing training programmes in operation in other
       specialties. Many of the demands cited by workers as problematic related
       to the newness of such demands in the light of their own employment
       histories rather than to HIV/AIDS work itself, suggesting that
       individualized training packages might be more appropriate. In relation
       to the retention of staff, it is crucial that the many rewards which
       pertain to this area of work are acknowledged and capitalized upon.
 DE    Adult  *Attitude of Health Personnel  Burnout, Professional  Female
       Human  *HIV Infections  Interinstitutional Relations  Male  Scotland
       Social Responsibility  Social Support  Stress, Psychological  Support,
       Non-U.S. Gov't  *Workplace  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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