THE EFFECTS OF HIV AIDS EDUCATION ON THE ANXIETY OF REHABILITATION WORKERS/

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects that HIV/AIDS e ducation had on the anxiety levels of 81 rehabilitation workers. Parti cipants were given the State Trait Anxiety Inventory before the educat ional intervention and immediately following the presentation. The mea ns were compared using a dependent t-Test. Findings supported the hypo thesis that no change would be seen in the pre-and post-test measures of trait anxiety. The research did not support the hypothesis that sta te anxiety would be reduced immediately following the educational pres entation. Low pre-test scores of state anxiety may have contributed to the lack of significant difference on the post-test. Recommendations for future research have been discussed including the study of the anx iety levels of new entrants into the rehabilitation employment setting and students in rehabilitation undergraduate and graduate programs.