"Sobriety equals getting rid of hepatitis C": A qualitative study exploring the interplay of substance use disorder and hepatitis C among hospitalized adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People who use drugs (PWUD) commonly experience complex illness, psychosocial stressors, housing insecurity, and stigma, which may play key roles in their struggles with addiction. In a study of hospitalized PWUD with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), participants described treating HCV as "part of recovery." These findings led us to explore how hospitalization and acute illness altered patients' perceptions of substance use disorder (SUD) and HCV.

Methods

Researchers audio recorded in-depth semi-structured individual interviews of 27 hospitalized adults with SUD and HCV seen by an addiction consult service (ACS) at an urban academic medical center between June and November 2019. Research staff transcribed interviews and dual coded them deductively and inductivel

SUBMITTER: Vega TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217723 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature