Healthcare provider perspectives on emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Take-home buprenorphine/naloxone is an effective method of initiating opioid agonist therapy in the Emergency Department (ED) that requires ED healthcare worker buy-in for large-scale implementation. We aimed to investigate healthcare workers perceptions of ED take-home buprenorphine/naloxone, as well as barriers and facilitators from an ED healthcare worker perspective.

Methods

In the context of a take-home buprenorphine/naloxone feasibility study at a tertiary care teaching hospital we conducted a descriptive qualitative study. We conducted one-on-one in person or telephone interviews and focus groups with ED healthcare workers who cared for patients given take-home buprenorphine/naloxone in the feasibility study at Vancouver General Hospital from July 2019 to M

SUBMITTER: Badke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature