Carroll J
Br J Nurs. 1993;2(14):705-11. doi: 10.12968/bjon.1993.2.14.705.
Drug abusers are generally regarded as a demanding client group by health care professionals. The occupational background of health care professionals and their familiarity with drug users is likely to affect their emotional responses and attitudes. Professional carers who are more familiar with drug users, e.g. addiction counsellors and psychiatric nurses, tend to have a more positive attitude. Awareness of HIV infection may increase the fears and anxieties of professionals, resulting in a more negative attitude to drug users. Little research has been carried out into the attitudes of professional carers, particularly nurses, towards drug users. Attitudes of professional carers are very important in determining standards of care delivery and more research is needed into the effects of attitudes on the delivery of health care.
吸毒者通常被医护人员视为一个要求苛刻的客户群体。医护人员的职业背景以及他们对吸毒者的熟悉程度可能会影响他们的情绪反应和态度。与吸毒者更熟悉的专业护理人员，如成瘾顾问和精神科护士，往往态度更积极。对艾滋病毒感染的认知可能会增加专业人员的恐惧和焦虑，从而导致对吸毒者的态度更消极。针对专业护理人员，尤其是护士对吸毒者的态度，所开展的研究很少。专业护理人员的态度在确定护理服务标准方面非常重要，因此需要更多关于态度对医疗保健服务影响的研究。
