ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2016
Advancing patient-centered care for structurally vulnerable drug-using populations: a qualitative study of the perspectives of people who use drugs regarding the potential integration of harm reduction interventions into hospitals.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 130 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Public Health and Public Order Outcomes Associated with Supervised Drug Consumption Facilities: a Systematic Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2017Pooled it
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- "We're Not Gonna Aid You in Shooting Up": Stigma's Relationship to Harm Reduction in People Who Inject Drugs.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
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- Scaling up hepatitis C testing and linkage-to-care among people who use drugs: lessons learned from a pilot project implemented at a supervised consumption site.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Facilitators of and barriers to buprenorphine initiation in the emergency department: a scoping review.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Assessing support for substance use policies among the general public and policy influencers in two Canadian provinces.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimsTo explore the perspectives of structurally vulnerable people who use drugs (PWUD) regarding: (1) the potential integration of harm reduction interventions (e.g. supervised drug consumption services, opioid-assisted treatment) into hospitals; and (2) the implications of these interventions for patient-centered care, hospital outcomes and drug-related risks and harms.
designSemi-structured qualitative interviews.
settingVancouver, Canada.
participantsThirty structurally vulnerable PWUD who had been discharged from hospital against medical advice within the past 2 years, and hospitalized multiple times over the past 5 years. MEASUREMENTS: Semi-structured interview guide including questions to elicit perspectives on hospital-based harm reduction interventions.
findingsParticipant accounts highlighted that hospital-based harm reduction interventions would promote patient-centered care by: (1) prioritizing hospital care access and risk reduction over the enforcement of abstinence-based drug policies; (2) increasing responsiveness to subjective health needs (e.g. pain and withdrawal symptoms); and (3) fostering 'culturally safe' care.
conclusionsHospital-based harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs, such as supervised drug consumption services and opioid-assisted treatment, can potentially improve hospital care retention, promote patient-centered care and reduce adverse health outcomes among people who use drugs.
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