Mak Winnie W S, Cheng Shannon S Y, Law Rita W, Cheng Winnie W L, Chan Fei
a Department of Psychology , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China.
AIDS Care. 2015;27(7):855-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1007113. Epub 2015 Feb 11.
Stigmatizing attitudes from health professionals toward people living with HIV (PLHIV) constitute a key barrier to HIV care. Despite considerable progress in HIV stigma-reduction research, we are still searching for effective strategies that can be implemented on a larger scale. To narrow this research gap, the present study investigated a novel cost-effective approach to reducing HIV-related stigma among health professionals. Interactive experiential games were used to help participants gain first-hand experience of potential stressors that PLHIV might encounter. The effectiveness of this game-based experiential approach was compared with that of in vivo contact in reducing HIV-related stigma among students in the health-care fields. Eighty-eight students of health-related programs in Hong Kong were randomly assigned to either the game-based or in vivo contact program. They completed measures of stigmatizing attitudes and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge at pre-program, post-program, and one-month follow-up. Findings showed that the effectiveness of the game-based experiential approach in reducing HIV-related stigma was similar to that of in vivo contact both at post-program and one-month follow-up. Further research is needed to explore the potential value of the game-based approach in reducing HIV stigma among health professionals.
医护人员对艾滋病毒感染者（PLHIV）的污名化态度是艾滋病护理的一个关键障碍。尽管在减少艾滋病污名化研究方面取得了相当大的进展，但我们仍在寻找能够大规模实施的有效策略。为了缩小这一研究差距，本研究调查了一种新的具有成本效益的方法，以减少医护人员中与艾滋病相关的污名。互动体验游戏被用来帮助参与者亲身体验艾滋病毒感染者可能遇到的潜在压力源。在减少医疗保健领域学生中与艾滋病相关的污名方面，将这种基于游戏的体验方法的效果与实际接触的效果进行了比较。香港88名健康相关专业的学生被随机分配到基于游戏的项目或实际接触项目中。他们在项目前、项目后和一个月随访时完成了污名化态度和艾滋病相关知识的测量。结果表明，在项目后和一个月随访时，基于游戏的体验方法在减少与艾滋病相关污名方面的效果与实际接触的效果相似。需要进一步的研究来探索基于游戏的方法在减少医护人员中艾滋病污名方面的潜在价值。
