Open Access“You’re Always Jumping Through Hoops”: Journey Mapping the Care Experiences of Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder-associated Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Benjamin Bearnot,
Julian Mitton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000648
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid use disorder , endocarditis , ambulatory care , health care , population , psychiatry , family medicine , surgery , opioid , receptor , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Serious infectious complications of opioid use disorder (OUD), and specifically endocarditis, are becoming more common in the US. Individuals with OUD-associated endocarditis require long periods of complex medical care, often face recurrent addiction- and infection-related complications, and have dismal clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to perform journey mapping analysis to capture common trajectories and patterns of care for people with OUD-associated endocarditis.