Barkley S E, Mason J L, Kappelman M M
Office of Medical Education, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
Res Med Educ. 1988;27:221-5.
The purpose of this survey was to determine entering freshman medical student awareness of and attitudes toward AIDS. It is encouraging to find that, in general, students are well informed about AIDS before entering medical school; they have very real concerns about the possibility of contracting AIDS themselves as future care givers; and that they, in the final analysis, will consent to function as care givers to patients who have or may have AIDS while assuming responsibility to take appropriate precautions. It is important to stress that this survey reflects the pre-formed attitudes of entering freshman medical students. The University of Maryland School of Medicine is actively involved with the integration of AIDS education officially into the medical school curriculum. The results of this survey highlight the need for the inclusion of learning experiences designed to enhance physician/patient interaction skills when administering care to AIDS patients. It is believed that the acquisition of these desirable skills will generalize to better quality care for all patients. It is planned to administer the HIV/AIDS Questionnaire in a follow-up study to graduating seniors to assess their knowledge and attitudes toward AIDS. This will permit a comparison of attitude change among medical students, and an evaluation of newly implemented curricular changes.
本次调查的目的是确定医学院新生对艾滋病的认知程度和态度。令人欣慰的是，总体而言，学生们在进入医学院之前就对艾滋病有了充分的了解；他们非常担心自己作为未来的护理人员感染艾滋病的可能性；而且归根结底，他们会同意在采取适当预防措施的同时，为患有或可能患有艾滋病的患者提供护理服务。必须强调的是，这项调查反映的是医学院新生预先形成的态度。马里兰大学医学院正积极致力于将艾滋病教育正式纳入医学院课程。这项调查的结果凸显了在为艾滋病患者提供护理时，需要纳入旨在提高医患互动技能的学习体验。人们认为，掌握这些理想的技能将有助于为所有患者提供更高质量的护理。计划在一项针对即将毕业的大四学生的后续研究中发放艾滋病毒/艾滋病调查问卷，以评估他们对艾滋病的知识和态度。这将有助于比较医学生的态度变化，并评估新实施的课程变化。
