Publications by authors named "Kristine Pamela Garcia"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on a Philadelphia-based mobile program that helps marginalized individuals access low-threshold substance use treatment, specifically buprenorphine for opioid dependence.
- Researchers analyzed data from 237 patients over a year and found that most participants were middle-aged men, with significant numbers identifying as Black or White, and many were unstably housed.
- The results indicated that while engagement in primary care and mental health treatment was low, a majority of participants attended multiple follow-up visits, and 51% linked to outside care, showcasing the program's potential to foster connections to ongoing treatment.
Purpose: Low-barrier treatment is an emerging strategy for opioid use disorder (OUD) care that prioritizes access to evidence-based medication while minimizing requirements that may limit treatment access in more traditional delivery models, particularly for marginalized patients. Our objective was to explore patient perspectives about low-barrier approaches, with a focus on understanding barriers to and facilitators of engagement from the patient point of view.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients accessing buprenorphine treatment from a multi-site, low-barrier mobile treatment program in Philadelphia, PA from July-December 2021.
The number of foreign-born people living in the United States continues to increase yearly. Foreign-born women in the United States, a group that includes both refugees and immigrants, continue to have higher birth rates when compared to their US-born counterparts. This study examines the cultural and socioeconomic factors influencing family planning choices of resettled refugee women living in the United States.
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