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To assess the experiences and perspectives of patients with untreated opioid use disorder regarding emergency department care and treatment initiation.

January 25, 2022JAMA Network OpenOpen Access

Perspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder

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KHKathryn HawkYale University RMRyan McCormackNew York University EEE. Jennifer EdelmanYale University

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Qualitative study uncovers pervasive stigma and barriers to treatment initiation in adults with opioid use disorder, highlighting the critical need for emergency department staff training.

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To assess the experiences and perspectives of patients with untreated opioid use disorder regarding emergency department care and treatment initiation.
Conducted 6 focus groups between June 2018 and January 2019 among 31 adults with untreated opioid use disorder recruited from 6 emergency departments across 5 US regions.
Applied thematic analysis grounded in the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) implementation science framework.
Participants reported pervasive experiences of stigma and felt emergency department clinicians minimized their physical pain and other medical complaints.
The emergency department was rarely recognized as a viable setting for opioid use disorder treatment initiation, with patient readiness being dynamic, time sensitive, and influenced by personal and social factors.
Participants highlighted the urgent necessity of accessible, on-demand addiction treatment and targeted staff training to enhance emergency department care delivery.

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Hawk et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a968ad1ff8a6b2115f6afab https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44955

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Qualitative study uncovers pervasive stigma and barriers to treatment initiation in adults with opioid use disorder, highlighting the critical need for emergency department staff training.

Perspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder

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Perspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder

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