Social service providers’ perspectives on caring for structurally vulnerable hospital patients who use drugs: a qualitative study

Original research
par
Gehring, Nicole D. et al

Date de publication

2022

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

Our objectives were to: 1) explore social service providers’ perspectives on addressing social needs for this patient population; and 2) identify what possible strategies social service providers suggest for improving patient care.

Constatations/points à retenir

Broad policy changes are required to improve care for structurally vulnerable patients who use drugs, including: 1) ending acute care’s ambivalence towards social services; 2) addressing multi-level gaps in housing and financial support; 3) implementing hospital-based Housing First teams; and, 4) offering sub-acute care with integrated substance use management.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

18 semi-structured interviews with social service providers at a large, urban acute care hospital in Western Canada

Mots clés

Social services
Barriers and enablers
Housing
Hospitals