Exploring Preferences for Communication and Care Among Hospitalized Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative

M Holliday Davis1, Rachel French, Molly Crowe

  • 1Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (MHD); Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (MHD); School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (MHD); National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA (RF); Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (RF); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (MC); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (MA); College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (GE); Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (SA); School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (SA); Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (DSM); Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (DSM); Research Director, Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (ML); Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA (ML); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (ML).

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