Veterinarians' attitudes and practices regarding opioid-related vet shopping practices in tri-state Appalachian counties: an exploratory study
Veterinarians' attitudes and practices regarding opioid-related vet shopping practices in tri-state Appalachian counties: an exploratory study
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10.1186/s12917-020-02428-x
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发表时间：
2020-06-22
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2.6
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Nahar, Vinayak K.
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Patel, Falguni C.;Raines, Jeffrey A.;Nahar, Vinayak K.
阿片类药物危机在美国继续增长，仅在2017年就有46，700人因阿片类药物过量死亡。兽医购物，征求兽医处方药的做法，近年来一直受到全国媒体的关注。2014年对处方监测药物计划的审查发现，全国只有不到10名兽医购物者。关于兽医购物和阿片类药物危机的作用仍然有很多未知之处。本研究旨在了解兽医购物的做法，通过执业兽医在阿巴拉契亚县内的肯塔基州，田纳西州和弗吉尼亚州，美国的眼睛。Results 14兽医被问到一组13个问题有关的兽医购物。结果表明，研究中有13名兽医听说过兽医购物的现象，8名兽医在实践中亲自遇到过兽医购物。定性分析的访谈确定了六个关键主题，包括需要跨专业的沟通和一个有效的兽医-客户-病人-关系是多么重要的是在professions.ConclusionsThe研究希望揭示了一些光在实践中遇到的兽医购物的频率，兽医对兽医购物的关注，和潜在的改进领域。
BackgroundThe opioid crisis continues to grow in the United States with 46,700 drug overdose deaths due to opioids in 2017 alone. Vet shopping, the practice of soliciting veterinarians for prescription medications, has been receiving national media attention in recent years. A 2014 review of Prescription Monitoring Drug Programs found less than 10 veterinary shoppers nationwide. Still much is unknown about the role of vet shopping and the opioid crisis. This study sought to understand the practice of vet shopping through the eyes of veterinarians practicing in Appalachian counties within the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, United States.ResultsFourteen veterinarians were asked a set of 13 questions related to vet shopping. Results indicated that 13 veterinarians in the study had heard of the phenomenon of vet shopping and eight veterinarians had personally encountered vet shopping in their practices. Qualitative analysis of the interviews identified six key themes including a need for interprofessional communication and how important a valid veterinary-client-patient-relationship is within the profession.ConclusionsThe study hopefully sheds some light on the how often vet shopping is encountered in practice, concerns of veterinarians regarding vet shopping, and potential areas for improvement.