Abstract
Hospital workers were surveyed in 1985 and again in 1986, after the institution of in-service training programs, regarding their knowledge about AIDS and their perceptions of the risks and stresses of AIDS patient care. The study found that in-service training was associated with reductions in workers’ reported stress, perceived risks, and negative attitudes, and with improvements in knowledge and satisfaction with the quality of care provided.
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O’Donnell, L., O’Donnell, C.R. (1989). Hospital workers and AIDS: Effect of in-service education on knowledge and perceived risks and stresses. In: Imperato, P.J. (eds) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0807-2_5
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