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Why do you refuse care for methadone treatment patients (general practitioners with no patients on methadone substitution treatment) (PWTs) (n = 231) |
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| Question |
yes |
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| Non-compliant patients |
59.7% |
| A specialized center is better |
57.1% |
| Time-consuming |
54.5% |
| Lack of specialized training |
52.4% |
| Fear of being overwhelmed by drug-addicted patients |
48.9% |
| Feeling of powerlessness toward drug-addicted patients |
41.6% |
| Difficulties with authorizations (too much paperwork) |
40.3% |
| Lack of reimbursement for medical care |
38.1% |
| Management with other professionals too difficult |
38.1% |
| Difficulties with accompanying psychiatric disorders |
36.4% |
| Fear of manipulation by drug-addicted patients |
33.3% |
| Lack of knowledge about illegal substances and medications |
31.2% |
| Past experience of burnout with drug-addicted patients |
29.4% |
| Fear of theft |
28.1% |
| Fear of problems with other, non-drug-addicted patients |
27.7% |
| Fear of being threatened in the office |
24.7% |
| Fear of being considered "the drug-addict doctor" |
11.7% |
| Existing centers are adequate for this population |
11.3% |
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PWT = General practitioners without patients receiving methadone substitution treatment | |
Pelet et al. BMC Family Practice 2005 6:51 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-6-51 |
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