Cristin-resultat-ID: 1855183
Sist endret: 23. mars 2021, 13:46
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2020
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020

Treatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders

Bidragsytere:
  • Prabhjot Kour
  • Lars Lien
  • Bernadette N. Kumar
  • Stian Biong og
  • Henning Pettersen

Tidsskrift

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment
ISSN 1178-2218
e-ISSN 1178-2218
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2020
Publisert online: 2020
Volum: 14
Sider: 1 - 10
Open Access

Importkilder

Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85096624425

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Tittel

Treatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders

Sammendrag

Immigrants are considered at risk of psychological distress and therefore involvement in substance abuse, due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. Further, there is lower treatment engagement, a higher dropout rate, and less frequent hospitalizations among this group compared to the general population. There are few studies on the subjective understanding of co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health disorder (MHD) among immigrants in Norway. This qualitative study aims to explore the treatment experiences of immigrant men living with co-occurring SUD and MHD. Within a collaborative approach, individual interviews were conducted with 10 men of immigrant background, living with co-occurring SUD and MHD, who had treatment experiences from the Norwegian mental health and addiction services. Data were analyzed using a systematic text condensation. The analysis yielded 6 categories where participants described their treatment experiences in mental health and addiction services in Norway as: lack of connection, lack of individually tailored treatment, stigma and discrimination preventing access to treatment, health professionals with multi-cultural competence, care during and after treatment, and raising awareness and reducing stigma. A significant finding was the mention by participants of the value of being seen and treated as a “person” rather than their diagnosis, which may increase treatment engagement. They further mentioned aftercare as an important factor to prevent relapse. This study provides an enhanced understanding of how immigrant men living with co-occurring SUD and MHD experienced being treated in Norwegian healthcare settings. These experiences may add to the knowledge required to improve treatment engagement.

Bidragsytere

Prabhjot Kour

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Avd for TSB ved Sykehuset Innlandet HF
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for sykepleie- og helsevitenskap ved Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Aktiv cristin-person

Lars Lien

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Avd for TSB ved Sykehuset Innlandet HF
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for helse- og sykepleievitenskap ved Høgskolen i Innlandet

Bernadette Nirmal Kumar

Bidragsyterens navn vises på dette resultatet som Bernadette N. Kumar
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Avdeling for forskning og analyse av helsetjenesten ved Folkehelseinstituttet

Stian Nissen Biong

Bidragsyterens navn vises på dette resultatet som Stian Biong
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for sykepleie- og helsevitenskap ved Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

Henning Pettersen

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for sosialvitenskap og veiledning ved Høgskolen i Innlandet
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Avd for TSB ved Sykehuset Innlandet HF
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