Experiences of stigma in hospitals with addiction consultation services: A qualitative analysis of patients' and hospital-based providers' perspectives

Original research
par
Hoover, Kaitlyn et al

Date de publication

2021

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We aimed to understand how the presence of an addiction consultatoin service affected patients' and hospital-based providers' experiences with stigma in the hospital setting.

Constatations/points à retenir

An ACS can facilitate destigmatization of hospitalized patients with SUD by incorporating evidence-based SUD treatment into routine hospital care, by providing and modeling compassionate care, and by reframing addiction as a chronic condition to be treated alongside other medical conditions. Future reductions of stigma in hospital settings may result from promoting greater use of evidence-based treatment for SUD and expanded education for health care providers on the use of non-stigmatizing language and medical terminology when documenting SUD in the medical char

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Focus groups & key informant interviews

Mots clés

About prescribers
About PWUD
Stigma
Hospitals