Physician blame and vulnerability: novel predictors of physician willingness to work with patients who misuse opioids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successfully combating the opioid crisis requires patients who misuse opioids to have access to affirming and effective health care. However, there is a shortage of physicians who are willing to work with these patients. We investigated novel predictors of what might be contributing to physicians' unwillingness to engage with this patient population to better identify and direct interventions to improve physician attitudes.

Methods

333 physicians who were board certified in the state of Ohio completed a survey about their willingness to work with patients who misuse opioids. The hypothesized relationships between the proposed predictors and willingness to work with this patient population were tested using multivariate regression, supplemented with qualitative ana

SUBMITTER: Franz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8147073 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature