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Understanding Ohio X-Waivered Advanced Practice Registered Nurses' Rate of Naltrexone Prescription for Alcohol Use
Morgan Wiggins1, Susan Painter2, Christopher Burant3
1Morgan Wiggins, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH, USA.
Background:
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is overrepresented within the United States. Naltrexone, a recommended treatment for AUD, is underutilized. However, the prescribing behaviors of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) regarding naltrexone for AUD patients have not been studied. The purpose of our study was to explore the prescriptive practices of a sample of APRNs.
Aims:
To describe and analyze survey responses of a sample of Ohio APRNs with training in medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders (as evidenced by DEA x-waiver receipt) regarding prescribing practices of naltrexone for AUD patients.
Method:
Public information collected from the first author's Nursing Board (list of APRNs in Ohio) was checked against the public information of x-waivered providers nationally from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) website. This generated a potential sample size of 824 APRNs, all of whom were sent email solicitations to complete a Qualtrics survey. After 3 weeks, 55 surveys were completed, and the data were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were generated as well as a logistic regression with five potential predictor variables against the outcome variable (defined as use of naltrexone for AUD patients).
Results:
Years practicing as an APRN was found to negatively predict naltrexone prescribing behavior for AUD patients. Practice setting and work experience with an addiction specialist physician were not found to predict naltrexone prescribing behavior for AUD patients.
Conclusion:
Implications for further study were discussed, with emphasis on regulatory variance between states.
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