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Guidelines for disclosing HIV-antibody test results to clients
R C Witt1, A J Silvestre, C R Rinaldo
1University of Pittsburgh.
The Nurse Practitioner
|January 11, 1992
Abstract:
Because of new preventive therapies, HIV-antibody testing of asymptomatic individuals now has clear clinical benefits. Consequently, greater numbers of individuals are expected to seek testing. This article, based on the authors' experiences with disclosing HIV-antibody test results to a high-risk group of men, makes recommendations for how best to present HIV-antibody results. Disclosing HIV-antibody results provides an educational opportunity as well as a psychological challenge for clinicians. Some unusual client reactions are detailed in the case studies.