Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment

Background Health professionals are responsible for implementing patient involvement (PI) in the choice of treatment approach. Previous studies within the field of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment have shown positive patient experiences with PI. However, little is known about challenges experi...

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Main Authors: Njål Herman Eikeng Sterri, Jan. H. Rosenvinge, Gunn Pettersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2223424
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Jan. H. Rosenvinge
Gunn Pettersen
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description Background Health professionals are responsible for implementing patient involvement (PI) in the choice of treatment approach. Previous studies within the field of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment have shown positive patient experiences with PI. However, little is known about challenges experienced by health professionals in converting principles of PI into clinical practice. Aims To explore challenges with PI in the treatment of SUD. Method Five health professionals working in a Norwegian institution for inpatient treatment of SUD were included and took part in a semi-structured interview. Data were analysed using a systematic text condensation approach. Results PI in SUD was perceived as challenging due to conceptual unclarities as well as treatment dilemmas that may challenge the notion of PI as a universal and unified ideological foundation of substance use treatment. Conclusions The findings point to a need to critically examine the PI concept and to take a flexible approach in adjusting PI principles to good clinical practice. A framework is launched, allowing the reported challenges in implementing PI in clinical practice to be accepted, acknowledged, and recognized by clinicians as well as by administrators and heads of clinical units.
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spelling doaj.art-6e3927627bdc4f3591e374865eef77522023-12-07T15:12:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312023-12-0118110.1080/17482631.2023.22234242223424Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatmentNjål Herman Eikeng Sterri0Jan. H. Rosenvinge1Gunn Pettersen2Faculty of Health Sciences, University of TromsøFaculty of Health Sciences, University of TromsøFaculty of Health Sciences, University of TromsøBackground Health professionals are responsible for implementing patient involvement (PI) in the choice of treatment approach. Previous studies within the field of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment have shown positive patient experiences with PI. However, little is known about challenges experienced by health professionals in converting principles of PI into clinical practice. Aims To explore challenges with PI in the treatment of SUD. Method Five health professionals working in a Norwegian institution for inpatient treatment of SUD were included and took part in a semi-structured interview. Data were analysed using a systematic text condensation approach. Results PI in SUD was perceived as challenging due to conceptual unclarities as well as treatment dilemmas that may challenge the notion of PI as a universal and unified ideological foundation of substance use treatment. Conclusions The findings point to a need to critically examine the PI concept and to take a flexible approach in adjusting PI principles to good clinical practice. A framework is launched, allowing the reported challenges in implementing PI in clinical practice to be accepted, acknowledged, and recognized by clinicians as well as by administrators and heads of clinical units.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2223424patient involvementsubstance use treatmentsubstance use disorderqualitative researchexperiences
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Jan. H. Rosenvinge
Gunn Pettersen
Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
patient involvement
substance use treatment
substance use disorder
qualitative research
experiences
title Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
title_full Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
title_fullStr Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
title_full_unstemmed Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
title_short Challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
title_sort challenges in using patient involvement principles in substance use treatment
topic patient involvement
substance use treatment
substance use disorder
qualitative research
experiences
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2223424
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