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Characteristics and outcomes of doctors in a substance dependence monitoring programme in Canada: prospective descriptive study (2008)
Auteur(s) :
BREWSTER, J. M. ;
KAUFMANN, I. M. ;
HUTCHISON S. ;
MACWILLIAM C.
Année
2008
Page(s) :
1156-1158 ; a2098
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
11
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Thésaurus mots-clés
DEPENDANCE
;
ETUDE PROSPECTIVE
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
PROGRAMME
;
MEDECIN
;
RECHUTE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
ALCOOL
;
OPIACES
Résumé :
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics at enrollment and outcomes of doctors in a substance dependence monitoring programme in Canada. DESIGN: Prospective descriptive study. SETTING: Provincial physician health programme, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: All 100 doctors consecutively admitted to a substance dependence monitoring programme and followed until completion of monitoring or on leaving the programme. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Relapse during long term monitoring for five years. RESULTS: Ninety per cent of the doctors enrolled on the programme were men, 66% were married or living with a partner, 44% had had previous treatment for substance dependence, and 36% had had previous psychiatric treatment. Smokers were over-represented compared with the general population of US doctors (38% v 5%). During the monitoring period 71% of participants had no known relapse. An additional 14% went on to complete the programme, after some form of relapse. In total, 85% of the doctors successfully completed the programme. CONCLUSION: In this cohort of doctors enrolled on the Ontario Physician Health Program for substance dependence, most were men who were dependent on alcohol or opioids. Smokers were over-represented compared with the general population of US doctors. Eighty five per cent successfully completed the programme.
Affiliation :
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada