“I know my body better than anyone else” Perspectives of people who inject drugs on antimicrobial treatment decision making for serious infections

Authors

Amy Eckland, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Michael Kohut PhD, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Henry Stoddard, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Debra Burris, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Frank Chessa, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Monica Sikka
Daniel Solomon
Colleen Kershaw
Ellen Eaton
Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Peter Friedmann
Thomas Stopka
Kathleen Fairfield, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Kinna Thakarar, Maine Medical CenterFollow

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Description

Introduction:

• Few studies have examined the perspectives of patients with lived experience regarding outpatient treatment options for injection drug use (IDU) associated infections.

• We sought to better understand the perspectives of both community partners with lived experience who work with people who inject drugs (PWID) and hospitalized patients with IDU-associated infections on shared treatment decision making.

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Population & Health Research

Publication Date

5-2023

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

IDU, patient-centered care, injected drugs, population health, IDU associated infections

Disciplines

Community Health | Patient Safety | Substance Abuse and Addiction

Recommended Citation

Eckland, Amy; Kohut, Michael PhD; Stoddard, Henry; Burris, Debra; Chessa, Frank; Sikka, Monica; Solomon, Daniel; Kershaw, Colleen; Eaton, Ellen; Hutchinson, Rebecca N.; Friedmann, Peter; Stopka, Thomas; Fairfield, Kathleen; and Thakarar, Kinna, "“I know my body better than anyone else” Perspectives of people who inject drugs on antimicrobial treatment decision making for serious infections" (2023). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023. 16.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2023/16