Understanding Physicians?? Decision to Perform a Clinical Examination on an HIV Seropositive Patient

Bibliographic Data

ID9102362
AuthorsGabriel Godin (0000-0003-3436-6783, Université Laval, corresponding author), Gaston Godin, Richard Boyer (0000-0001-9318-3747, Hôpital Louis-H Lafontaine), Bernard Duval (Université Laval, corresponding author), Charistian Fortin (Université Laval, corresponding author), Denise Nadeau
Year1992
Volume30
Issue3
Pages199-207
Publication date1992-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-199203000-00002
PMID1538608
OpenAlexW2094482963
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

The main purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial factors explaining a physician's decision to perform a clinical (physical) examination of an HIV seropositive patient. Eight hundred seventy-nine physicians completed a questionnaire investigating psychosocial variables derived from the theories of Ajzen and Triandis. The mean intention to perform a clinical examination was quite positive (5.4 on a 7-point scale). The regression of intention on all variables yielded an adjusted R2 of .499. Among few significant predictors, by far the most important was the perceived norm among fellow physicians regarding performance of the clinical examination. It is concluded that educational interventions aimed at the physician population should focus on the social role and personal efficacy of physicians regarding this type of clinical examination rather than giving information concerning the low risk of contracting the HIV

Family medicine · Physical examination · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Surgery