       Document 0653
 DOCN  M9610653
 TI    [AIDS and nursing: attitudes towards personality traits in the context
       of hospital care]
 DT    9601
 AU    Figueiredo MA; de Morais KC
 SO    Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 1994 Jan;2(1):41-56. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96024515
 AB    The objective of the present study was to determine possible relations
       between attitudes towards some aspects of facing AIDS and personality
       traits in nursing personnel for later elaboration of a program of
       guidance and follow-up of professionals who treat the disease. On the
       basis of the attitude scales constructed by the theoretical model of
       FISHBEIN and AJZEN (1975), a survey was carried out on 56 professionals
       of the Nursing Service of the University Hospital of Ribeirao Preto to
       determine their attitudes towards the six dimensions of AIDS treatment:
       the disease itself, support treatment, the stigma attached to the
       patient, the impotence of the professional, the rapport with the
       patient, and the embarrassment due to the conditions of care provided.
       The personality traits of these 56 subjects were later evaluated by
       applying Questionnaire 16 PF of CATTEL and EBER (1954). Correlation
       studies and contingency analyses revealed interaction between attitudes
       towards some factors and the results obtained with the 16 PF, with the
       level of significance set at p = .05. A detailed analysis of the
       personality/attitudes towards AIDS relationship was then performed from
       the results obtained, in combination with data obtained in previous
       studies.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  *Attitude of Health
       Personnel  English Abstract  Human  Models, Psychological  Nurse-Patient
       Relations  Nursing Staff, Hospital/*PSYCHOLOGY  *Personality
       Questionnaires  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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