Prescribing Opioids as an Incentive to Retain Patients in Medical Care: A Qualitative Investigation into Clinician Awareness and Perceptions

HIV treatment retention remains a significant public health concern. Our qualitative analysis used emergent data from a larger HIV treatment study to explore clinician perspectives on prescribing opioids to incentivize retention in HIV care. Data from individual interviews with 29 HIV and substance use (SU) clinicians were analyzed using thematic analysis. Prescribing opioids as a retention strategy emerged as a theme. 9 of 11 HIV clinicians reported prior knowledge of this practice; only 1 of 12 SU clinicians indicated prior knowledge.
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research