Held S L
Department of Physical Therapy, Daemen College, Amherst, NY 14226.
Phys Ther. 1993 Mar;73(3):156-64. doi: 10.1093/ptj/73.3.156.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of an education unit on physical therapy students' knowledge about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), their attitudes toward patients with AIDS, and their willingness to treat patients who have AIDS.
A sample of convenience of 103 entry-level undergraduate junior physical therapy students, aged 20 to 35 years (mean = 22.1, SD = 2.8), from one class at one institution participated in this study.
A two-group pretest-posttest with control group delayed-intervention design was used. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a group that received an AIDS education unit (experimental group) or a group that did not receive a special education unit (control group). All subjects were pretested and posttested together with a modified version of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Nursing AIDS Study Questionnaire. Willingness to treat patients who have AIDS was assessed based on self-report responses. After the pretest of both groups, the experimental group received an AIDS education unit followed by the posttest, whereas the control group received no AIDS education unit before the posttest.
The experimental group showed significant improvement of knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to treat patients who have AIDS as a result of the AIDS education unit. The control group showed no significant change or a lowered score and thus a change in a nondesired direction. The results of this study confirm the effectiveness of an AIDS education program for physical therapy students at this institution.
Further study of entry-level graduate physical therapy students, licensed physical therapists, and other allied health professionals is needed to determine whether the education of these groups can affect their knowledge and attitudes toward patients with AIDS. Improved knowledge and attitudes of the health care provider with an increased willingness to treat patients who have AIDS ensures these patients will receive optimal and appropriate health care.
本调查旨在确定一个教育单元对物理治疗专业学生关于获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）的知识、他们对艾滋病患者的态度以及治疗艾滋病患者的意愿的影响。
从一所院校的一个班级中选取了103名年龄在20至35岁（平均 = 22.1，标准差 = 2.8）的本科低年级入门级物理治疗专业学生作为便利样本参与本研究。
采用两组前测 - 后测且对照组延迟干预的设计。受试者被随机分配到接受艾滋病教育单元的组（实验组）或未接受特殊教育单元的组（对照组）。所有受试者均使用纽约州立大学布法罗分校护理学院艾滋病研究问卷的修改版进行前测和后测。治疗艾滋病患者的意愿根据自我报告的回答进行评估。两组前测后，实验组接受艾滋病教育单元，然后进行后测，而对照组在进行后测前未接受艾滋病教育单元。
由于艾滋病教育单元，实验组在关于艾滋病的知识、态度以及治疗艾滋病患者的意愿方面有显著改善。对照组没有显著变化或分数降低，即朝着不理想的方向发生了变化。本研究结果证实了该机构针对物理治疗专业学生的艾滋病教育项目的有效性。
需要对入门级研究生物理治疗专业学生、持牌物理治疗师和其他相关健康专业人员进行进一步研究，以确定对这些群体的教育是否会影响他们对艾滋病患者的知识和态度。医疗保健提供者知识和态度的改善以及治疗艾滋病患者意愿的增加可确保这些患者获得最佳和适当的医疗保健。
