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Dissertation Information for Gwendolyn Byllesby MacCorkle

NAME:
- Gwendolyn Byllesby MacCorkle

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Florida State University (USA) (1992)

ADVISORS:
- Ronald D. Blazek

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Alphonse Trezza
- Elisabeth A. Logan
- Marie E. Cowart

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: Treatment information channels and treatment information-seeking behavior of HIV positive persons in Dade County, Florida: A qualitative study

Abstract: This study examined the treatment information seeking behavior and use of treatment information channels/sources by individuals with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Dade County, Florida. The Centers of Disease Control classification criteria was used to group thirty seropositive persons into three disease stages: asymptomatic (8 subjects), symptomatic (12 subjects), and AIDS (10 subjects). Ninety percent of the subjects were males, 70% were white-non Hispanics, 89.6% had two or more years of college, the median age was 35.5 years old. All subjects had or did participate in a People With AIDS (PWA) self help facility in Miami, Florida.

The data was gathered using a semi-structured interview supported by written questionnaires seeking information on self-reported symptoms, the use of 45 types of information sources within the last two months, and demographic data. The data collected were used to develop case studies. Analyses were made within and across disease stages. Differences were found in what sources were used, the number of types of sources that were used, and frequency with which they were consulted. Across all groups the most important sources of treatment information were physicians, PWA related sources (e.g. informed PWA, newsletters, information exchanges, support groups), and friends.

MPACT Scores for Gwendolyn Byllesby MacCorkle

A = 0
C = 0
A+C = 0
T = 0
G = 0
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TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:05:05

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