医疗保健提供者对科罗拉多州过量预防地点的知识和态度
Emily Paz1, Vahid Mashhouri1, Mark E Payton2
1College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Englewood, CO, USA.
Harm reduction journal
|August 24, 2024
概括
关于过量预防网站 (OPS) 的知识增加与更积极的医疗保健提供者的态度有关. 在降低危害方面教育提供者可以减少与这些重要服务相关的耻辱.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健政策 医疗保健政策
- 药物使用障碍 药物使用障碍
背景情况:
- 药物过量预防站点 (OPS) 是全球运营的危害减轻服务,但在美国仍然是联邦非法.
- 由于法律障碍,美国对OPS实施和结果的研究有限.
- 这项研究通过检查医疗保健提供者对科罗拉多州OPS的观点来解决这个差距.
研究的目的:
- 评估科罗拉多州医疗保健提供者对过量预防站点 (OPS) 的知识和态度.
- 确定医疗保健提供者的知识与他们对OPS的态度之间的相关性.
- 确定影响提供商对OPS的看法的因素.
主要方法:
- 在2022年初,对698名科罗拉多州的医疗保健提供者进行了电子调查.
- 数据是采用5点利克特级别收集的,平均得分是用于分析的.
- 用差异分析和皮尔森相关性来确定显著关系和人口因素 (p ≤0.05).
主要成果:
- 在提供者知识和对OPS的态度之间发现了强烈的正相关性 (r=0.76,p<0.0001).
- 紧急医疗提供者和与降低危害中心相关的提供者报告了更高的知识和积极态度.
- 知识和态度得分随着每天与注射毒品的人接触而增加,直到一个点,然后下降.
结论:
- 医疗保健提供者教育和接触危害减少策略对于对OPS的积极态度至关重要.
- 积极的知识态度相关性表明,教育可以减少医疗保健专业人员之间的耻辱感.
- 跨专业的合作和有针对性的培训可以改善对OPS在美国实施的支持.
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