Author/Editor		Švab, I; Wallace, P; Katić, M; Ćuk, V
Title		AIDS in splošni zdravnik v Evropi: znanje in stališča obiskovalcev
Translated title		AIDS and the general practitioner in Europe: patient's knowledge and attitudes
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 61, št. 10
Publication year		1992
Volume		str. 473-6
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. The European General Practice Research Workshop conducted an international study in which it tried to compare the attitudes and knowledge of general practice patients about AIDS in different European countries. The study tried to answer the following questions: Is there an AIDS anxiety epidemic? Do patients trust their general practitioners? What are the patients' source of information? Are they well informed? Methods. The survey was carried out in several European countries, including Slovenia, with uniform questionnaires, which contained basic information on patients in clinics and their ans wers to the fields of questions mentioned. Results. The percentage of people worried about spreading of AIDS was considerably higher than expected, but we could hardly speak of any epidemic of fear. People generally trusted their general practitioners very much, they also often expressed a strong wish to talk. Television became an important source of information. People from all countries are generally well informed how the disease is spread, but many still do not under stand which contacts are not dangerous, which was very pro nounced especially in Slovenia. Conclusions. The study has shown a relatively high propor tion of worried patients, though without excessive anxiety and a great confidence in their general provetitioners and in the media, especially television.
Descriptors		ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME PRIMARY HEALTH CARE QUESTIONNAIRES AMBULATORY CARE PATIENT COMPLIANCE EUROPE