دورية أكاديمية
Rural Emergency Medical Service Providers Perceptions on the Causes of and Solutions to the Opioid Crisis: A Qualitative Assessment
| العنوان: | Rural Emergency Medical Service Providers Perceptions on the Causes of and Solutions to the Opioid Crisis: A Qualitative Assessment |
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| المؤلفون: | Heather Blue, Ashley Dahly, Susan Chhen, Julie Lee, Adam Shadiow, Anna G. Van Deelen, Laura C. Palombi |
| المصدر: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Vol 12 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publishing, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Introduction: The continuing opioid crisis poses unique challenges to remote and often under-resourced rural communities. Emergency medical service (EMS) providers serve a critical role in responding to opioid overdose for individuals living in rural or remote areas who experience opioid overdoses. They are often first at the scene of an overdose and are sometimes the only health care provider in contact with an overdose patient who either did not survive or refused additional care. As such, EMS providers have valuable perspectives to share on the causes and consequences of the opioid crisis in rural communities. Methods: EMS providers attending a statewide EMS conference serving those from greater Minnesota and surrounding states were invited to take a 2-question survey asking them to reflect upon what they believed to be the causes of the opioid crisis and what they saw as the solutions to the opioid crisis. Results were coded and categorized using a Consensual Qualitative Research approach. Results: EMS providers’ perceptions on causes of the opioid crisis were categorized into 5 main domains: overprescribing, ease of access, socioeconomic vulnerability, mental health concerns, and lack of resources and education. Responses focused on solutions to address the opioid crisis were categorized into 5 main domains: need for increased education, enhanced opioid oversight, increased access to treatment programs, alternative therapies for pain management, and addressing socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Conclusion: Along with the recognition that the opioid crisis was at least partially caused by overprescribing, rural EMS providers who participated in this study recognized the critical role of social determinants of health in perpetuating opioid-related harm. Participants in this study reported that education and increased access to treatment facilities and appropriate pain management, along with recognition of the role of social determinants of health in opioid dependency, were necessary steps to address the opioid crisis. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2150-1327 21501327 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2150-1327 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2150132720987715 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/eee106ab2c6a476eab4eed8d8c9066d7 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.106ab2c6a476eab4eed8d8c9066d7 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 21501327 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/2150132720987715 |