Table 1:
Demographic and practice characteristics of HIV providers who provide chronic opioid therapy (COT) (n=41)
| Characteristic | Overall n=41 | Believes COT keeps HIV-pts engaged n=22 | Does not believe COT keeps HIV-pts engaged n=19 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median; min, max) | 42 (30, 68) | 45 (31, 68) | 39 (30, 65) | 0.761 |
| Female | 26 (63%) | 15 (68%) | 11 (58%) | 0.622 |
| Race | 0.182 | |||
| White | 26 (63%) | 12 (55%) | 14 (74%) | |
| Black | 4 (10%) | 4 (18%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Asian | 7 (17%) | 4 (18%) | 3 (16%) | |
| Mixed/Other | 4 (10%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (11%) | |
| Hispanic | 4 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 3 (16%) | 0.322 |
| Professional title | 0.542 | |||
| Physician (Attending) | 28 (68%) | 16 (73%) | 12 (63%) | |
| Physician (Fellow) | 4 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 3 (16%) | |
| Nurse Practitioner | 6 (15%) | 4 (18%) | 2 (11%) | |
| Physician Assistant | 3 (7%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | |
| Buprenorphine waivered | 5 (12%) | 4 (18%) | 1 (5%) | 0.532 |
| Estimated % of patients in practice with chronic pain (median; min, max) | 15% (1, 90) | 20% (1, 90) | 15% (1, 50) | 0.201 |
| Estimated % of patients in practice on COT for pain (median; min, max) | 5% (1, 90) | 10% (1, 90) | 5% (1, 40) | 0.091 |
| Satisfaction managing COT* (median, min, max) | 4.0 (1, 9) | 4.5 (1, 9) | 3.0 (1,9) | 0.431 |
| Confidence managing COT* (median; min, max) | 5.0 (2, 9) | 6.0 (2, 8) | 5.0 (2, 9) | 0.751 |
*
Scale 1-10; 1=Not at all, 10=Extremely
1
t-test
2
Fisher’s exact