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Substance Use Decision-Making – Are Clinicians Using the Evidence?
Authors:Jackie Stokes
Institution:Faculty of Education and Social Work, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada
Abstract:Clinical assessment and treatment decision-making is a complex, everyday task for the substance use workforce. This Canadian study conducted with community substance use providers in the Interior region of British Columbia examines the factors clinicians pay attention to in their decision-making. A randomized factorial survey approach, using three unique vignettes embedded with factors of interest, was used to test the effect of case and respondent factors on assessment and treatment decisions. Responses were received from 106 participants, representing approximately a 35% response rate, yielding a sample size (n) of 308 vignettes. Multiple regression tested the independent effects of the vignette and clinician factors on assessment and treatment decisions. Factors within the vignette associated with withdrawal, physical illness and mental health issues emerged as the most predictive elements. The social complexity of people’s lives, client’s stated treatment preferences and readiness for change, and respondent characteristics were obscured in decision-making. This study indicates a lack of fidelity in the use of core assessment and treatment-matching tools, suggesting that clinician decision-making may, in everyday practice, be more heuristic and evidence-informed than evidence-based. Further research on normative decision-making practices in the substance-field is warranted.
Keywords:Substance use  assessment  treatment matching  decision-making  evidence-based practice  knowledge-to-practice gap
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