A theoretical explanation of naloxone provision among primary care physicians and community pharmacists in Tennessee.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing access to naloxone reduces opioid-related morbidity and mortality. Primary care and community pharmacy settings are critical access points, yet limited theoretical research has examined naloxone prescribing and dispensing behaviors.

Objectives

To determine if the theory of planned behavior (TPB) combined with theoretical constructs from communication science explains intentions to co-prescribe and discuss co-dispensing naloxone among primary care physicians and community pharmacists, respectively.

Methods

This cross-sectional study surveyed cohorts of licensed primary care physicians and community pharmacists in Tennessee in 2017. Intentions were measured using profession-specific case vignettes, whereby they were asked given 10 similar patients,

SUBMITTER: Salwan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365772 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature