"Health Is on the Back Burner:" Multilevel Barriers and Facilitators to Primary Care Among People Who Inject Drugs.

Delia MotavalliJessica L TaylorEllen ChildsPablo K ValentePeter SalhaneyJennifer OlsonDea L BiancarelliAlberto EdezaJoel J EarlywineBrandon D L MarshallMari-Lynn DrainoniMatthew J MimiagaKatie B BielloAngela Robertson Bazzi

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)

Findings regarding the multilevel barriers and facilitators to accessing primary care among PWID identify potential targets for programmatic interventions to improve primary care utilization in this population. Based on these findings, we make recommendations for improving the engagement of PWID in primary care as a means to advance individual and public health outcomes.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
general practice
mental health
public health
physical activity
emergency department
clinical practice
human health
risk assessment
adverse drug