Nursing and midwife students’ willingness to provide care to patients with HIV/AIDS – A comparative study in Finland, Estonia and Lithuania

Pharmacy Student Attitudes and Willingness to Engage in Care with People Living with HIV/AIDS

“…This finding has also been reported in other studies involving nursing and pharmacy students. 8,22 However, given that we didn't have a wide distribution of age, these results should be interpreted with caution.…”

“…Valimaki et al found similar results of positive attitudes as a predictor of willingness to provide care among nursing students across a couple countries in their multi-national study. 22 Based on the above findings, there seems to be an opportunity for educational interventions to help identify students at greatest risk for negative attitudes toward PLWHA and facilitate conversations about ways to mitigate the impact of those attitudes on willingness to provide services to PLWHA. A brief assessment survey could be administered early in the pharmacy curriculum asking items regarding age, race, social/political orientation, attitudes toward PLWHA and willingness to provide services to PLWHA, and brief questions assessing HIV knowledge.…”

“…It is interesting to note that several manuscripts reported students from different professions having negative general attitudes but also positive specific attitudes toward caring for PLWHA. 16,[21][22][23] Thus, students in the health professions seem to have a generalized concern for PLWHA. However, it seems that empathy in itself does not mean a student will have fewer negative attitudes toward PLWHA and discomforts in personal contact with those who have HIV/AIDS.…”

Health literacy for people living with HIV/Aids: an integrative review

“…This dialogic relationship becomes possible when critical thinking and restlessness of the health professional do not interfere with the individual's ability to reflect. Thus, it is important to develop strategies for vulnerable populations and patients (10) . Studies show that the use of educational strategies that take into account functional literacy in health are essential for patients to have appropriate follow-up health guidelines (7)(8)(9)(10) .…”

“…Thus, it is important to develop strategies for vulnerable populations and patients (10) . Studies show that the use of educational strategies that take into account functional literacy in health are essential for patients to have appropriate follow-up health guidelines (7)(8)(9)(10) . However, it must be considered that functional literacy in health does not always have a relation to education, because many patients with a high level of education do not follow the guidelines of the multidisciplinary health team adequately (7)(8) .…”