Provider perceptions of challenges to identifying women Veterans with hazardous substance use.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101088677 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1472-6963 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14726963 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Health Serv Res Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • Subject Terms:
      Substance-Related Disorders*/diagnosis ; Substance-Related Disorders*/therapy ; Veterans*/psychology; Female ; Hazardous Substances ; Humans ; United States/epidemiology ; United States Department of Veterans Affairs ; Veterans Health
    • Abstract:
      Background: Approximately one-third of women Veterans Health Administration (VHA) users have substance use disorders (SUD). Early identification of hazardous substance use in this population is critical for the prevention and treatment of SUD. We aimed to understand challenges to identifying women Veterans with hazardous substance use to improve future referral, evaluation, and treatment efforts.
      Methods: Design: We conducted a secondary analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with VHA interdisciplinary women's SUD providers at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
      Participants: Using purposive and snowball sampling we interviewed 17 VHA providers from psychology, social work, women's health, primary care, and psychiatry.
      Approach: Our analytic approach was content analysis of provider perceptions of identifying hazardous substance use in women Veterans.
      Results: Providers noted limitations across an array of existing identification methodologies employed to identify women with hazardous substance use and believed these limitations were abated through trusting provider-patient communication. Providers emphasized the need to have a process in place to respond to hazardous use when identified. Provider level factors, including provider bias, and patient level factors such as how they self-identify, may impact identification of women Veterans with hazardous substance use. Tailoring language to be sensitive to patient identity may help with identification in women Veterans with hazardous substance use or SUD who are not getting care in VHA but are eligible as well as those who are not eligible for care in VHA.
      Conclusions: To overcome limitations of existing screening tools and processes of identifying and referring women Veterans with hazardous substance use to appropriate care, future efforts should focus on minimizing provider bias, building trust in patient-provider relationships, and accommodating patient identities.
      (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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    • Grant Information:
      IK2 HX003077 United States HX HSRD VA
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Hazardous substance use; Identification; Women veterans
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Hazardous Substances)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220305 Date Completed: 20220308 Latest Revision: 20240126
    • Publication Date:
      20240126
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8895644
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12913-022-07640-z
    • Accession Number:
      35246113