Co-producing a peer-led health conversation tool for the health services workforce to facilitate safer use of anabolic-androgenic steroids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Illicit anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use poses physical and psychosocial risks. These issues are exacerbated by inadequate public health responses and well-meaning yet inadequately trained health workers. This study presents the development of a collaboratively designed health conversation tool, which equips health workers' with a number of questions and strategic information to promote well-informed use for people who use AAS.

Methods

This qualitative, multi-stage study co-produced a health conversation, a guided conversation tool that aims to incorporate a brief assessment, knowledge provision, sharing of harm reduction strategies and advice for health workers engaging with people who use AAS in community settings. The iterative co-design process followed a

SUBMITTER: Piatkowski T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750734 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature