Patient and Staff Perspectives on the Impacts and Challenges of Hospital-Based Harm Reduction.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Harm reduction is associated with improved health outcomes among people who use substances. As overdose deaths persist, hospitals are recognizing the need for harm reduction services; however, little is known about the outcomes of hospital-based harm reduction for patients and staff.

Objective

To evaluate patient and staff perspectives on the impact and challenges of a hospital-based harm reduction program offering safer use education and supplies at discharge.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study consisted of 40-minute semistructured interviews with hospitalized patients receiving harm reduction services and hospital staff at an urban, safety-net hospital in California from October 2022 to March 2023. Purposive sampling allowed inclusio

SUBMITTER: Fraimow-Wong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884877 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature