Exploring the process of care for people who inject drugs in hospital settings

Original research
par
Calvert, Sara et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

The purpose of this study was to explore relations between social and material elements within the acute care environment, to better understand how care is enacted and to identify novel approaches for improvement.

Constatations/points à retenir

Findings revealed that differing expectations, strained conversations, and various policies assembled to produce misalignments in care. Such misalignments included mistrust, suboptimal pain and withdrawal management, and frequent patient absences and/or discharge against medical advice. Care misaligned in ways that reflected both social and material elements, demonstrating a need for hospital staff and systems to challenge existing care models built around individual control and abstinence-informed practices.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Data included observational field notes, interviews, and artifacts from 154 hours spent on acute medicine units of two hospitals in an urban setting in Ontario, Canada.

Mots clés

Hospitals