Measuring the stress associated with caring for clients with HIV/AIDS

The AIDS-stress scale (Pleck et al ., 1988) provides measures of the sources of stress faced by health care workers caring for people with AIDS. The aim of the study was to consider the utility of the scale as a means of identifying groups of health care workers who would benefit from intervention....

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Published in:AIDS care 1999-04, Vol.11 (2), p.171-180
Main Authors: Niven, C. A., Knussen, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - psychology
Adult
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Care
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health participants
Health professionals
Health Professions
HIV Infections - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Measures
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Occupational Stress
Patients
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Scales
Scotland
Stress
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Workload
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Summary:The AIDS-stress scale (Pleck et al ., 1988) provides measures of the sources of stress faced by health care workers caring for people with AIDS. The aim of the study was to consider the utility of the scale as a means of identifying groups of health care workers who would benefit from intervention. Data were collected from a sample of Scottish health care workers (n = 140), all with known contact with clients with HIV or AIDS within the year prior to data collection. Three factors were derived from the AIDS-stress scale: 'lack of knowledge', 'discomfort' and 'work load'. Each showed a different pattern of association with occupational, training and attitudinal measures. The factor scores had some degree of concurrent validity and were not, in the main, associated with the desire to give socially desirable responses. The results were discussed in relation to appropriate interventions.
ISSN:0954-0121
1360-0451
DOI:10.1080/09540129948063