Barcelona 2013
Barcelona 2013
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Abstract #172  -  E-Posters English
Session:
  50.65: E-Posters English (Poster) on Sunday   in  Chaired by
Authors:
  Presenting Author:   Dr. Li Li - UCLA, United States
 
  Additional Authors:  Dr. Jordi Casabona, Sra Cristina Sanclemente, Dra. Anna  Esteve, Dra. Victoria Gonzalez, Grupo HIVITS TS,  
Aim:
This study demonstrates the process and outcomes of employing standardized patients in an HIV stigma reduction intervention in healthcare settings in China.
 
Method / Issue:
The study was conducted in 40 hospitals. At 12 months post intervention, standardized patients made unannounced visits to participating hospitals, presented symptoms related to HIV, or disclosed HIV-positive test results. After each visit, the standardized patients evaluated their providers by using a structured checklist. Standardized patients also made open-ended observation notes to describe their experience and process of the evaluation.
 
Results / Comments:
217 assessments were conducted by standardized patients (108 from 20 hospitals in the intervention condition; 109 from 20 hospitals in the control condition). Based on a comparison analysis, the intervention hospitals received a better rating than the control hospitals in terms of general impression and universal precaution compliance, as well as a lower score on stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward the standardized patients.
 
Discussion:
Standardized patients are a useful supplement to traditional self-report assessments, particularly for measuring intervention outcomes that are sensitive or prone to social desirability.
 
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