F10-F19
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Qualitative study in Augsburg and Kempten: 100 interviews (10 interviews per group) will be conducted with practitioners, people with addiction disorders, residents, employees of addiction co
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universität Augsburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for practitioners: • Medical license • Primary field of activity in general practice or psychiatric care • Self-reported contact with people diagnosed with an ICD-10 F1x diagnosis within the last 3 months (for qualitative study components) • Sufficient knowledge of German Inclusion criteria for residents • Residence within the Augsburg Oberhausen district (postal codes 86154 and 86156) or Kempten and surrounding area (postal codes 874xx) • No self-reported addiction (except tobacco addiction) • Sufficient knowledge of German Inclusion criteria for affected persons • Connection to the Augsburg or Kempten district hospital or to the substitution outpatient clinic of the Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics or to a counseling center of Drogenhilfe Schwaben or Caritas in Augsburg or Kempten • Diagnosis from the ICD-10 spectrum of F1x diagnoses • Sufficient knowledge of German Inclusion criteria for public order services • Employment with the municipal public order service in Augsburg or the Kempten urban area • Primary area of activity in the urban area of Augsburg or Kempten • Sufficient knowledge of German Inclusion criteria for addiction counseling centers • Employment with Drogenhilfe Schwaben in Augsburg or Caritas in Augsburg or Kempten • Primary area of activity in the city of Augsburg or Kempten • Sufficient knowledge of German Inclusion criteria for the anonymous online survey • Access to a functioning internet connection
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for practitioners: • No medical license • Primary field of activity outside of general practice or psychiatric care • Insufficient knowledge of German Exclusion criteria for residents: • Residence outside the Augsburg Oberhausen or Kempten district and surrounding area • Self-reported addiction, except for tobacco addiction • Insufficient knowledge of German Exclusion criteria for affected persons • No connection to the Augsburg or Kempten district hospital, the substitution outpatient clinic of the Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, or a counseling center of Drogenhilfe Schwaben or Caritas • Acute internal medical condition • Acute suicidal tendencies • Involuntary placement in a psychiatric clinic or residential facility • Insufficient knowledge of German Exclusion criteria for public order services • Employment with a municipal public order service outside Augsburg or Kempten • Primary area of activity outside the city of Augsburg • Insufficient knowledge of German Exclusion criteria for addiction counseling centers • No employment with Drogenhilfe Schwaben or Caritas in Augsburg or Kempten • Primary area of activity outside the city of Augsburg or Kempten • Insufficient knowledge of German Exclusion criteria in the anonymous online survey • Residence outside the city limits of Augsburg • Unreliable information according to self-assessment on the self-rating scale at the end of the questionnaire (question: “Did you fill out this questionnaire reliably?” Answer: “No”)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Attitudes, previous experiences, barriers and facilitating factors in dealing with and treating people with addiction disorders. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. What barriers and facilitating factors do practitioners see in the care of people with addiction disorders in Augsburg and Kempten? 2. What barriers and facilitating factors do residents of neighborhoods with a high prevalence of people with addiction disorders see in Augsburg and Kempten? 3. What barriers and facilitating factors do public order services in Augsburg and Kempten see in dealing with people with addiction disorders? 4. What barriers and facilitating factors do employees of Drogenhilfe Schwaben and Caritas in Augsburg and Kempten see in dealing with people with addiction disorders? 5. What barriers and facilitating factors do people affected by addiction disorders see in their own treatment? 6. What attitudes do residents of Augsburg and Kempten have towards people with addiction disorders? | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMarcus Gertzen
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Augsburg
Outcome results
None listed