“Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they’d care?”—hospital care experiences of people who use drugs

Original research
par
Carusone, Soo Chan et al

Date de publication

2019

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

The objective of this study is to describe and characterize the experience of acute care for people who use drugs.

Constatations/points à retenir

Participants predominantly recounted experiences of stigma and challenges accessing care. We present the identified themes in two overarching domains of interest: perceived effect of drug use on hospital care and impact of care experiences on future healthcare interactions.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Qualitative descriptive study (n=24)

Mots clés

Hospitals
About PWUD
Stigma
Barriers and enablers