Healthcare practitioner perceptions on barriers impacting cannabis prescribing practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canadians seeking medical cannabis (MC) may encounter difficulties in finding a healthcare provider (HCP) who authorizes their access to it. Barriers that HCPs face in authorizing MC are unclear. The objectives of this study were to evaluate HCP opinions, knowledge, comfort, and practice in MC prescribing and counseling on recreational cannabis use, and whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected MC prescribing practices.

Methods

Eligible participants included HCPs (e.g., attending physicians, nurses, pharmacists) in Canada. A questionnaire evaluating their knowledge, comfort, and practice in medical and recreational cannabis was designed based on instruments developed in previous studies. Between April 13^th-December 13^th 2021, ninety-one healthca

SUBMITTER: Hachem Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453734 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature