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. 2021 Dec 4;66(5):591–601. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab112

Table 5.

Leadership joint display table of qualitative and quantitative results.

Topic Quantitative Qualitative
Survey (close-ended questions) Survey (open-ended questions) Interviews (one trainee)
Workplace actions - 41.7% reported ‘shared factsheets and information from the opioid training’
- 1/3 reported ‘improvements to the safety & health program/committee’, and ‘conducted workplace mental health programs’
- Sharing factsheets and information
- Provided training, including training on stress for pandemic burnout
- Evaluated EAPs for interventions
- Changed hiring policies to accept persons with convictions related to SUD
- Using non-punitive policies for those in need of treatment and recovery
- Conducted naloxone training with opioid awareness
- Course on stress in the workplace as it relates to the pandemic and focusing on mental health
Obstacles in actions taken - 1/3 of respondents have not been involved in any of the workplace level actions since the training - Resources and focus spent on COVID-19 rather than opioid programs
- Resource constraints
- Pandemic fatigue
Future plans - Two trainees used the ‘Opioids and the Workplace’ training tools - Continued mental health training and sharing factsheets
- Policy updates
- Peer support implementation
- Expand beyond opioids to substance use disorders