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根据以下材料,回答题 PrivacyWorryMayKeepHIVPatientsfromTherapy
PatientsinfectedwithHIVareoftenconcernedabouttheconfidentialityoftheirHIV-positivestatus.Infact,somepatientsaresoworriedthattheywillactuallygiveuptreatmenttopreventthereleaseofthisinformation,accordingtoareportpublishedintheAugustissueofAIDSCare.
Dr.KathrynWhetten-GoldsteinandcolleaguesfromDukeUniversity,Durham,NorthCarolina,studiedtheconfidentialityissuesof15HIV-infectedpatientsfromruralNorthCarolinalocations.
Theyweredividedintogroupsdesignedtoexploretheirattitudestoward,andexperienceswith,breachesinconfidentiality.
"ThefearofabreachinconfidentialityisdefinitelyaffectingthecarethatHIV-infectedpatientsreceive,"Whetten-Goldsteinsaid."Moststudiedpatientshaveexperiencedorknownsomeonewhohadexperiencedabreachinconfidentiality."
"Twotypesofbreachesoccurred,"Whetten-Goldsteinnoted."Thefirstwasamoreobvioustypeofbreach.OneexamplewasanursewhotoldherchildthatherpatientwasHIV-positiveoutofconcernthatherchildwouldplaywiththepatient'schild."
"Theothertypeofbreachwasmoresubtle,onethatprovidersmightnotconsiderbreaches,"Whetten-Goldsteinexplained."Thistypeofbreachinvolvesproviderstalkingaboutapatient'sHIVstatuswithoutthepatient'sknowledgeoftheinteraction."
"Thelawallowsthesharingofinformationbetweenproviderswithinthesameinstitution,butpatients'consentmustbeobtainedbeforeprovidersatdifferentinstitutionscanshareinformation,"shepointedout.
"Patientsinthestudywantedproviderstotellthemwhentheyaregoingtoshareinformationwithotherprovidersandwhyitisbeingdone,"Whetten-Goldsteinsaid."Theyalsofeltthatprovidersshouldbepunishedwhenabreachoccurs."
"However,becausepatientsareoftenreluctanttoseeklegalactionwhichmayfurtherexposetheirstatus,theyfeltthatthesystemshouldregulateitself,"sheadded.
AllpatientsinthestudyrefusetoreceiveanytreatmentbecauseofthepossibilityofexposingtheirHIVstatus. A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
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