2025
Rural providers’ attitudes toward integrating harm reduction strategies and PrEP prescribing into rural primary care settings in the US. Southeast and Midwest
Marotta P, Biaid M, Heimer R, Humphries D, Wang K, Narayanan N, Lynch Z, McKay V, Reno H, Winograd R, Goddard-Eckrich D, Filiatreau L, Stringer K, Backes K, Cavazos-Rehg P. Rural providers’ attitudes toward integrating harm reduction strategies and PrEP prescribing into rural primary care settings in the US. Southeast and Midwest. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2025, 20: 73. PMID: 40940646, PMCID: PMC12427098, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-025-00584-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelBuprenorphineFemaleHarm ReductionHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedMidwestern United StatesNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisPrimary Health CareRural Health ServicesSoutheastern United StatesUnited StatesConceptsPrimary health care providersRural primary care settingsPrimary care settingPrimary careProvider attitudesHarm reduction servicesHarm reduction strategiesOpioid use disorderPrEP prescribingCare providersCare settingsHealth centersPast-yearReduction servicesHarm reductionFederally Qualified Health CentersHarms of drug usePrimary care providersQualified health centersRural health clinicsSample of providersHealth care providersComprehensive harm reductionSouth and MidwestSyringe exchange
2024
Providers’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
Hill K, Minahan-Rowley R, Biegacki E, Heimer R, Sue K. Providers’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. Harm Reduction Journal 2024, 21: 148. PMID: 39148036, PMCID: PMC11328386, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-01052-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidAttitude of Health PersonnelConnecticutFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesXylazineConceptsSequential explanatory mixed-methods studyExplanatory mixed-methods studyMixed-methods studyHealthcare providersHealthcare providers' experiencesHealthcare providers treating patientsSample of providersProviders treating patientsDrug supplyProvider experienceProvider knowledgeIn-depth interviewsImprove careSense of helplessnessConvenience sampleHealthcare educationThematic analysisInterview transcriptsQualitative phasePurposive samplingProvidersHealthcareOpioid supplyAbsence of literatureResultsSeventy-eight
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply