AIDS and the general practitioner: views of patients with HIV infection and AIDS.
- 16 July 1988
- Vol. 297 (6642), 182-184
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.297.6642.182
Abstract
An unselected series of outpatients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who attended two London hospitals were interviewed to assess their relationship with their general practitioner. Although most of the 192 patients were registered with a general practitioner, the doctors of only one half knew of the diagnosis. Patients feared a negative reaction from their general practitioner or were concerned about confidentiality. Although those who had told their doctor had received favourable reactions, few general practitioners attempted to counsel or educate their patients. The patients who previously had been open about their homosexuality were not more likely to have told their general practitioner of their HIV infection. Although most did not think that general practitioners were well informed about AIDS, half of the patients wished that general practitioners could take a bigger part in their care.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Care for patients with HIV infection and AIDS.BMJ, 1987
- In aid of doctors suffering from complaints about AIDS.BMJ, 1986
- Attitudes to and knowledge about the acquired immune deficiency syndrome: lack of a correlation.BMJ, 1986
- Regional patterns of AIDS and HIV infection.1986
- The Impact of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome on Medical Residency TrainingNew England Journal of Medicine, 1986
- Social Consequences of the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1985
- AIDS and the gay community: the doctor's role in counselling.BMJ, 1985
- Findings in psychiatric consultations with patients with acquired immune deficiency syndromeAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 1985
- The Clinical Approach to the Homosexual PatientAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1980
- Openness Between Gay Persons and Health ProfessionalsAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1980