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Willingness to Care for Patients With HIV/AIDS

Maritta Välimäki

University of Turku and Hospital District of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland, mava{at}utu.fi

Pekka Makkonen

University of Kuopio, Kuopio and Hospital District of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland

Mari Blek-Vehkaluoto

Finnish Heart Association, Helsinki District Office, Finland

Vida Mockiene

University of Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Natalja Istomina

University of Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Ulla Raid

West-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia

Maj-Lis Vänskä

Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia, Helsinki, Finland

Tarja Suominen

University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

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.

Key Words: educational needs • HIV/AIDS • willingness to care

Nursing Ethics, Vol. 15, No. 5, 586-600 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0969733008092868
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