Substance Use Disorder-Related Disparities in Patient Experiences of Primary Care | Zendy

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Substance Use Disorder-Related Disparities in Patient Experiences of Primary Care

Author(s) -

Katherine J. Hoggatt,

Susan M. Frayne,

Fay Saechao,

Elizabeth M. Yano,

Donna L. Washington

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

health equity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2473-1242

DOI - 10.1089/heq.2018.0069

Subject(s) - primary care , demographics , medicine , medical diagnosis , family medicine , medical record , substance use , health care , electronic medical record , psychiatry , demography , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth

Purpose: To assess disparities in primary care experiences for patients with a substance use disorder (SUD) diagnosis. Methods: We assessed differences in Veterans Health Administration (VA) primary care patients' experiences using data from the 2014 outpatient VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients (SHEP; N =286,026). We obtained patient demographics and diagnoses from VA electronic medical record data. Results: Patients with an SUD diagnosis reported worse experiences for 8 of 12 SHEP measures, including access, provider communication, and information received ( p <0.05). Conclusion: Targeted strategies may be needed to ensure patients with SUD have favorable primary care experiences.

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