Brener Loren, Cama Elena, Hull Peter, Treloar Carla
The University of New South Wales, Australia.
Health Psychol Open. 2017 May 16;4(1):2055102917707180. doi: 10.1177/2055102917707180. eCollection 2017 Jan.
People who inject drugs are highly stigmatised. Discriminatory experiences are commonly reported, particularly in health care settings. This article evaluates an online stigma reduction training module targeting health providers working with people who inject drugs. A total of 139 participants completed a pre- and post-survey including attitude items and items depicting hypothetical scenarios and concerns around client behaviours. Participants' attitudes towards people who inject drugs were more positive and they showed less concerns about client behaviours after completing the online training module. Findings highlight the benefits of online training in reducing discriminatory attitudes towards people who inject drugs and improving confidence in working with this client group.
注射毒品者受到高度污名化。歧视性经历屡见不鲜,尤其是在医疗环境中。本文评估了一个针对为注射毒品者提供服务的医疗服务提供者的在线减少污名培训模块。共有139名参与者完成了一项前后调查,调查内容包括态度项目以及描述假设情景和对客户行为担忧的项目。在完成在线培训模块后,参与者对注射毒品者的态度更为积极,对客户行为的担忧也有所减少。研究结果凸显了在线培训在减少对注射毒品者的歧视态度以及提高与该客户群体合作的信心方面的益处。