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Methadone maintenance in general practice: impact on staff attitudes.
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- Physician Reluctance to Intervene in Addiction: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of patients' and providers' perspectives of medications for treatment of opioid use disorder.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Pooled it
- Twenty years of the methadone treatment protocol in Ireland: reflections on the role of general practice.Harm reduction journal · 2019Review
- Optimising treatment in opioid dependency in primary care: results from a national key stakeholder and expert focus group in Ireland.BMC family practice · 2018Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe evaluation of a structured protocol for the discharge of stabilised patients on methadone maintenance to general practice provided an opportunity to evaluate the impact on the attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) and practice staff.
aimTo assess attitudes, expectations and experience among GPs and practice staff before the introduction of structured methadone maintenance and six months after its introduction.
methodsA postal questionnaire was sent to 31 GPs and 23 receptionists in 23 Dublin general practices before the patient's first visit and six months later at the end of the study period. Outcome measures were staff attitudes, incidence of disruption, perceived difficulties in providing care and in prescribing methadone, and stress levels.
resultsThere was a generally positive attitude to provision of methadone in general practice for stabilised patients, although it was not anticipated to be problem free. Following six months involvement attitudes were similar; stress levels were unchanged, but fewer GPs anticipated problems in delivering the service. All continued to participate in the scheme.
conclusionGPs and receptionists in this sample had mixed views about methadone maintenance which were unchanged by six months experience of the service. The study illustrates important issues in the recruitment and support of general practice in meeting this need.
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