Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and factor analysis of organizational resource needs and physician recruitment practices
| Our organization needs… | Available N |
Mean (SD) | % (N) Responding “True” |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Uniqueness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More treatment dollars in order to address the opioid epidemic | 159 | 4.39 (0.97) | 63.5% (101) | .73 | .17 | −.14 | .11 | .40 |
| More counselors in order to address the opioid epidemic | 160 | 4.29 (0.98) | 56.3% (90) | .70 | .07 | .16 | .03 | .48 |
| More physicians in order to address the opioid epidemic | 158 | 4.13 (1.26) | 56.3% (89) | .22 | .82 | −.12 | .26 | .19 |
| More physicians who can prescribe buprenorphine in order to address the opioid epidemic | 159 | 3.89 (1.40) | 59.7% (79) | .03 | .87 | .12 | .03 | .23 |
| More physicians who prescribe naltrexone or injectable naltrexone in order to address the opioid epidemic. | 159 | 3.76 (1.44) | 45.9% (73) | .22 | .84 | .03 | −.09 | .24 |
| More funds to pay for medication-assisted treatment in order to address the opioid epidemic | 157 | 4.39 (1.11) | 69.4%(109) | .72 | .26 | −.02 | .11 | .40 |
| More funds to pay for recovery supports such as housing and employment in order to address the opioid epidemic | 157 | 4.60 (0.84) | 75.8% (119) | .63 | .20 | −.25 | .06 | .50 |
| More funds to pay for primary prevention services in order to address the opioid epidemic | 156 | 4.29 (1.09) | 60.3% (94) | .77 | .02 | −.08 | .10 | .39 |
| More clinician training in evidence-based approaches to address the opioid epidemic | 160 | 4.33 (1.02) | 61.3% (98) | .63 | .35 | .21 | −.22 | .38 |
| How true are the following statements for your organization? | ||||||||
| We are currently seeking additional physician capacity | 158 | 3.12 (1.74) | 38.0% (60) | .05 | .42 | .04 | .74 | .27 |
| We have a formal plan to identify physician candidates for recruitment. | 158 | 2.30 (1.39) | 7.0% (11) | .09 | −.01 | .44 | .70 | .30 |
| We conduct recruitment outreach to physician candidates weekly | 159 | 1.68 (1.09) | 3.1% (5) | −.00 | .01 | .37 | .74 | .32 |
| We have conducted a public physician forum over the past year to inform physicians about addiction disorders | 159 | 1.87 (1.46) | 14.5% (23) | .17 | −.24 | .18 | .57 | .56 |
| We have a dedicated physician recruiter. | 158 | 1.83 (1.44) | 12.7% (20) | −.03 | −.00 | .93 | .16 | .10 |
| We have a dedicated budget for physician recruiting | 157 | 1.85 (1.44) | 12.1% (19) | −.03 | .05 | .91 | .18 | .13 |
Notes. Response options were 1=not true, 2=slightly true, 3=somewhat true, 4=mostly true, and 5=true. Factors loadings from the rotated component matrix are presented for the four factors. Items included in each of the four scales are identified by factor loadings in bold.