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| Abstract #172 - E-Posters English | ||||
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Session: 50.65: E-Posters English (Poster) on Sunday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Dr. Li Li - UCLA, United States |
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| 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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