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ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2016

Hepatitis C testing in substance use disorder treatment: the role of program managers in adoption of testing services.

Jemima A Frimpong, Thomas D'Aunno

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Article in Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jemima A FrimpongDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA. jf2584@columbia.edu.
Thomas D'AunnoRobert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, 295 Lafayette St., #3062, New York, NY, 10012, USA.

Funding

CTSA: K12 COMPONENTKL2RR024157 · NCRR · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GINSBERG, HENRY N · 2006 to 2011
$8.9M
Mentoring Emerging Scientists for Careers in Substance Use ResearchR25DA035163 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Carmen L Masson, Gideon St.Helen · 2014 to 2026
$4.6M
Clinical and Translational Science AwardKL2TR000081 · NCATS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GINSBERG, HENRY N · 2012 to 2015
$3.3M
Testing a Comprehensive Model of the Diffusion of Evidence-Based PracticesR01DA030459 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI D'AUNNO, THOMAS · 2011 to 2012
$926k
A Bundled Rapid HIV/HCV Testing Intervention to Increase Receipt of Test ResultsR34DA038530 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI D'AUNNO, THOMAS, FRIMPONG, JEMIMA A. · 2015 to 2016
$698k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR000081NCRR NIH HHS KL2 RR024157NIDA NIH HHS 1R01DA030459NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA030459NIDA NIH HHS R25 DA035163NIDA NIH HHS R25DA035163NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA038530NIDA NIH HHS R34DA038530
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Abstract

backgroundHealth care organizations do not adopt best practices as often or quickly as they merit. This gap in the integration of best practices into routine practice remains a significant public health concern. The role of program managers in the adoption of best practices has seldom been investigated.

methodsWe investigated the association between characteristics of program managers and the adoption of hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing services in opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Data came from the 2005 (n = 187) and 2011 (n = 196) National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey (NDATSS). We used multivariate regression models to examine correlates of the adoption of HCV testing. We included covariates describing program manager characteristics, such as their race/ethnicity, education, and their sources of information about developments in the field of substance use disorder treatment. We also controlled for characteristics of OTPs and the client populations they serve.

resultsProgram managers were predominantly white and female. A large proportion of program managers had post-graduate education. Program managers expressed strong support for preventive services, but they reported making limited use of available sources of information about developments in the field of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The provision of any HCV testing (either on-site or off-site) in OTPs was positively associated with the extent to which a program manager was supportive of preventive services. Among OTPs offering any HCV testing to their clients, on-site HCV testing was more common among programs with an African American manager. It was also more common when program managers relied on a variety of information sources about developments in SUD treatment.

conclusionsVarious characteristics of program managers are associated with the adoption of HCV testing in OTPs. Promoting diversity among program managers, and increasing managers' access to information about developments in SUD treatment, may help foster the adoption of best practices.

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Health Services AccessibilityProfessional RoleAttitude of Health PersonnelHealth Facility AdministratorsHepatitis CHumansSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersWorkforceAdoptionBest practicesHepatitis C (HCV)ManagementOpioid treatment programsProgram managersSubstance use disorder treatment

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PMID27036115
PMCPMC4818491

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