Patients’ understanding of blood tests and attitudes to HIV screening in the emergency department of a Swiss teaching hospital: a cross-sectional observational study

Patients’ understanding of blood tests and attitudes to HIV screening in the emergency department of a Swiss teaching hospital: a cross-sectional observational study

BACKGROUND: In Switzerland, patients may undergo “blood tests” without being informed what these are screening for. Inadequate doctor-patient communication may result in patient misunderstanding. We examined what patients in the emergency department (ED) believed they had been screened for and exp...

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Main Authors: Timothée Favre-Bulle, Dimitri Baudat, Katharine Darling, Rachel Mamin, Solange Peters, Matthias Cavassini, Olivier Hugli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2015-11-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
emergency department
HIV screening
patient understanding
opt-out
physician-initiated counselling and testing (PICT)
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2114

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