Weishut D J
Israel AIDS Task Force, Tel Aviv.
Harefuah. 1996 Apr 15;130(8):521-3, 583.
We present the first documentation of a short-term support group for the HIV-infected and those with AIDS in Israel. The group enabled its members to cope with existential issues and with the psychological, social and medical hardships of these conditions, thus becoming an essential support factor in their lives. Participation in the group resulted in better compliance with medical treatment and helped improve psychological symptoms. It is important to stress the contribution such a support group can offer these people. The image of the health system in their eyes is presented. The 4 main areas of hardship in the encounter between the HIV-infected and those with AIDS with the health system are: ensuring privacy, consistency in procedures and in providing information, sensitivity to the emotional state of the individuals, and communication between physician and patient. It is important to bring the distress of these people to the attention of physicians so that they can show a sensitive and empathetic attitude and facilitate dialogue with the patient. It is important for medical teams to be both consistent in procedures involving the HIV-infected and patients with AIDS and in providing information, as well as ensuring privacy.
我们首次记录了以色列一个针对艾滋病毒感染者和艾滋病患者的短期支持小组。该小组使成员能够应对生存问题以及这些疾病带来的心理、社会和医疗困境，从而成为他们生活中至关重要的支持因素。参与该小组导致更好地坚持医疗治疗，并有助于改善心理症状。强调这样一个支持小组能为这些人提供的贡献很重要。呈现了他们眼中卫生系统的形象。艾滋病毒感染者和艾滋病患者与卫生系统接触时面临的4个主要困难领域是：确保隐私、程序和信息提供的一致性、对个人情绪状态的敏感度以及医患沟通。让医生关注这些人的困扰很重要，以便他们能表现出敏感和同理心的态度，并促进与患者的对话。医疗团队在涉及艾滋病毒感染者和艾滋病患者的程序以及信息提供方面保持一致，并确保隐私，这很重要。
