The role of stigma in U.S. primary care physicians' treatment of opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterize primary care physicians' (PCPs) attitudes and beliefs about people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and to understand the association between PCPs' stigmatizing attitudes and their OUD treatment practices, beliefs about treatment effectiveness, and support for policies designed to improve access to OUD medications.

Methods

We conducted a national postal survey of U.S. PCPs from January to August 2019. Survey items measured respondents' attitudes, beliefs, and current treatment practices. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression.

Results

Of the original 1000 PCPs in the survey sample, 668 were deemed eligible to participate in the study. The survey was completed by 361 PCPs for an adjusted response rate of 54 %. P

SUBMITTER: Stone EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8026666 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature