Original research
by
Troberg, Katja et al
Release Date
2022
Geography
Sweden
Language of Resource
english
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Barriers to, and facilitators of, OST patients’ healthcare seeking have been sparsely examined.
Findings/Key points
Data revealed deprioritization, fear of stigma and of being treated badly, and problems in navigation throughout the healthcare system, leading to unsuccessful establishment of contact, being most common reasons for not seeking somatic healthcare. On-site primary healthcare seemed to contribute to increased access and utilization of healthcare.
Design/methods
Mixed methods: questionnaires + 11 semi-structured interviews
Keywords
Wrap-around services
Barriers and enablers
About PWUD
Substitution/OAT
Stigma
