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Staff regard towards working with patients with co-morbid depression and substance misuse : an exploratory study
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dc.contributor.author | Nutt, Rachel | |
dc.contributor.author | Gilchrist, Gail | |
dc.contributor.author | Marsa-Sambola, Ferran | |
dc.contributor.author | Baldacchino, Alexander | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-27T14:30:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-27T14:30:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-04-01 | |
dc.identifier | 274211108 | |
dc.identifier | 06a67bf9-0979-4bee-bd61-d204e49cf051 | |
dc.identifier | 85017305793 | |
dc.identifier | 000404079400001 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nutt , R , Gilchrist , G , Marsa-Sambola , F & Baldacchino , A 2017 , ' Staff regard towards working with patients with co-morbid depression and substance misuse : an exploratory study ' , Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems , vol. 19 , no. 2 , pp. 5-16 . < https://www.heroinaddictionrelatedclinicalproblems.org/ > | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1592-1638 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-5388-7376/work/93894838 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/23650 | |
dc.description | Funding: Funding was received from the European Commission (contract number 2005322). | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background. Patients having co-morbid mental health and substance misuse experience poorer treatment outcomes than those treated for either condition alone. Studies suggest health professionals regard towards these patients is a factor. Aims. To compare regard towards patients with co-morbid depression and substance misuse across different health professions and services, relative to independent conditions (depression, diabetes, alcohol and/or drug misuse). Methods. A cross-sectional comparative exploratory study of regard towards five patient groups conducted on multi-disciplinary staff (general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers. Total n=113) in three Scottish NHS board regions-NHS Fife, Tayside and Forth Valley. Services from three main treatment entry points were recruited in each region - 10 primary care services (43.5%), 7 mental health (70%) and 4 specialist addiction (100%). Descriptive statistics were calculated for regard towards each patient group. Multifactorial between subjects ANOVA examined influences on Medical Condition Regard Scale (MCRS) scores. Results. Regard towards patients with co-morbid depression and substance misuse was frequently lower than towards patients with independent conditions. Male professionals held lower regard towards these patients than female (p=0.03). Addiction services held the highest regard and general practice lowest (p >0.001). Over-45‘s held the lowest regard towards these patients (p=0.02). Health professional’s satisfaction with working with these patients was also low (mean 1.98, sd 1.22) compared to other conditions. Conclusions. Regard towards patients with co-morbid depression and substance misuse is lower than either condition independently, particularly among older, male professionals and those in general practice. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.format.extent | 151740 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems | en |
dc.subject | Comorbidity | en |
dc.subject | Depression | en |
dc.subject | Dual diagnosis | en |
dc.subject | Mental health | en |
dc.subject | Substance misuse | en |
dc.subject | BF Psychology | en |
dc.subject | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | en |
dc.subject | Medicine (miscellaneous) | en |
dc.subject | Psychiatry and Mental health | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | BF | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RC0321 | en |
dc.title | Staff regard towards working with patients with co-morbid depression and substance misuse : an exploratory study | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Minorities Research (CMR) | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | https://www.heroinaddictionrelatedclinicalproblems.org/ | en |
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