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Audience:
Care Providers of Persons with AIDS
Year:
1990
Speech Rate:
214 words/min
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This video is intended primarily for persons who provide care for PWAs. Its dual focus is countering myths about AIDS while providing information about coping with the psychological stress involved with caregiving. It also touches on many of the practical aspects of caregiving. The video includes a PWA who details the precautions she takes to protect herself and her family, and a doctor who offers recommendations for minimizing HIV-transmission in a home-care setting.
The video addresses several myths about HIV and people with AIDS, including the myths that PWAs are easily recognizable and that AIDS is easily transmitted (e.g., through mosquitoes, hugging). It also notes that spreading such myths can cause psychological harm. Caregivers are counseled not to feel they must do everything, and not to feel guilty because they can’t do everything. The video suggests stress management techniques for caregivers. This video will be useful primarily for African Americans and others who will provide direct care for PWAs. In addressing many of the concerns common among caregivers, the video also provides information that could be of interest to a general audience as well. The video focuses on concerns faced by caregivers, especially psychosocial concerns such as fear, feelings of inadequacy, and stress management. Its messages about risk reduction focus on avoiding blood, feces, and urine (e.g., by wearing gloves to clean a PWA) and on the lack of risk associated with casual contact. It does not provide specific information about safe sex procedures for caregivers who are also sexual partners of a PWA. The video stresses that PWAs need care and it provides role models of caregivers. AIDS is given a human face by featuring a woman with AIDS who gives a tour of her home and shows that her living arrangements and cleaning habits have not been dramatically affected by her diagnosis. The video does not depict any PWAs who are seriously disabled by their illness. Visually, the video is slow-paced. In many scenes, the camera remains on one or two individuals for an extended period of time. The audio quality is poor in some segments. The video also seems a bit long and repetitious at times. Consequently, the video may not be effective with audiences that have a short attention span. |
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