Healthcare Provider Reports on Social Determinants of Health in Opioid Treatment

Opioid overdose and death from continue to present a pressing problem in the United States. It is well-established that range of social economic factors, often referred as determinants health (SDOH), are associated with increased opioid death. Few studies have examined healthcare provider reports on barriers treatment. Healthcare providers (N = 161) participating Project ECHO (Extension for Community Outcomes) programs were surveyed portion their patients experiencing 15 different SDOH. Results indicated multiple experienced by majority patients, poverty most commonly determinant (72%). Regression analyses physicians generally reported lower SDOH compared workers, nurse practitioners, other providers. suggest widely seeking treatment professional backgrounds may be related at point care. Multi-disciplinary teams involving improve identification