Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of substance use disorders is higher among medical inpatients than in the general population, placing inpatient providers in a prime position to detect these patients and intervene.

Objective

To assess provider detection rates of substance use disorders among medical inpatients and to identify patient characteristics associated with detection.

Design

Data drawn from a cluster randomized controlled trial that tested the effectiveness of three distinct implementation strategies for providers to screen patients for substance use disorders and deliver a brief intervention (Clinical Trials.gov : NCT01825057).

Participants

A total of 1076 patients receiving care from 13 general medical inpatient units in a large teaching hospital participate

SUBMITTER: Serowik KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947066 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature