Organizational factors associated with practitioners' support for treatment of opioid use disorder in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the significant increase in emergency room visits for opioid overdose, only few emergency departments (ED) have implemented best practices to treat people with opioid use disorders (OUD). Some implementation gaps may be due to practitioner factors; such as support for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD in the ED. In this study, we explore the relationship between inner setting characteristics of the EDs (e.g., leadership, readiness for change, organizational climate) and practitioner support for OUD treatment and attitudes towards people with OUD.

Methods

We surveyed 241 ED practitioners (e.g., physicians, nurses, social workers) at one of the largest EDs in the United States. We used analysis of variance and chi-square global tests to compare res

SUBMITTER: Guerrero E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547528 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature