Table 1 Select characteristics of providers participating in quantitative survey phase (n = 78)
Characteristics | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (n = 66) | ||
Mean (SD) | 40.9 | 12.0 |
Race* | ||
White | 55 | 70.5 |
Asian | 9 | 11.5 |
Other Race | 7 | 9.0 |
Black or African American | 3 | 3.8 |
Ethnicity (n = 70) | ||
Not Hispanic or Latino/a/x | 66 | 94.3 |
Hispanic or latino/a/x | 4 | 5.7 |
Degree* | ||
Doctor of Medicine (MD) | 61 | 78.2 |
Nurse Practitioner (NP) | 7 | 9.0 |
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | 5 | 6.4 |
Master of Public Health (MPH) | 5 | 6.4 |
Physician Assistant (PA) | 4 | 5.1 |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | 4 | 5.1 |
Registered Nurse (RN) | 3 | 3.8 |
Master of Science (MS) | 3 | 3.8 |
Specialty* | ||
Internal medicine | 37 | 47.4 |
Addiction medicine | 27 | 34.6 |
Emergency medicine | 14 | 18.0 |
Infectious disease | 9 | 11.5 |
Psychiatry | 7 | 9.0 |
Other** | 6 | 7.7 |
Addiction psychiatry | 3 | 3.8 |
Dermatology | 3 | 3.8 |
Pediatrics | 2 | 2.6 |
Years treating patients with SU/SUD (n = 71) | ||
Mean (SD) | 8.2 | 9.4 |
Harm reduction acceptance (n = 72)*** | ||
Favorable attitude towards harm reduction | 70 | 97.2 |
Favorable attitude towards abstinence | 2 | 2.8 |