Historique
Périodique
Employee benefits managers' opinions about addiction treatment
(Les opinions des responsables de ressources humaines en matière de traitement de l'addiction.)
Auteur(s) :
McFARLAND, B. H. ;
LIERMAN W. K. ;
PENNER N. R. ;
McCAMANT L. E. ;
ZANI, B. G.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
15-29
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
32
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL
;
ENQUETE
;
PREVENTION
;
DEPISTAGE
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
Note générale :
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2003, 22, (2), 15-29
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Employee benefits managers arrange addictive disease treatment insurance coverage for the majority of people in the United States but little is known about these decision-makers. Managers were surveyed to learn their opinions about addiction treatment. Subjects were 13l people (61 percent female, 94 percent white, average age 46, aver- age of 14 years in the human resources field). Managers were asked to rank health benefits (physical health, dental, alcohol-drug, vision, mental health, employee assistance program, and pharmaceuticals) on 15 dimensions. Managers ranked alcohol-drug abuse treatment worst on five items and second to the worst on another four of the 15 dimensions. On the item considered most important by the managers, respondents noted that employees often (2.8) ask for improved physical health benefits but rarely do so for alcohol and drug (4.1) benefits (p < .001). Education of workers and payers will be needed to change opinions about treatment of addictive disorders. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept Psychiatry, Oregon Hlth & Sci. Univ., Portland, OR 97201. E-mail: mcfarlabohsu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.