Nurse Practitioner Work Environment and Rural Primary Care for Substance Use

Eleanor Turi, Amy L. McMenamin, Suzanne Courtwright, Grant Martsolf, Jianfang Liu, Deborah Hasin, Lusine Poghosyan

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Abstract

We examined the relationship between the nurse practitioner (NP) work environment and realized access (ie, utilization) to primary care among rural older adults with substance use disorders (SUDs). We analyzed cross-sectional NP survey data merged with Medicare claims and used fractional logistic regression. With a 1-unit improvement in NP work environment, the odds of having older adults with SUDs in the practice increased by 20% (adjusted odds ratio, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.01-1.44; P = .04).

Original languageEnglish
Article number105152
JournalJournal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume20
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2024

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  • Advanced and Specialised Nursing

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