Pubblicazione scientifica

Preventing Opioid Use Disorders among Fishing Industry Workers

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
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RIASSUNTO

Fishing industry workers are at high risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and injuries. Prescription opioids used to treat pain injuries may put these workers at increased risk for developing substance disorders. Using a Community-Based Participatory Research approach, formative research was conducted to inform the eventual development of relevant interventions to prevent and reduce opioid use disorders among fishing industry workers. Qualitative interviews (n = 21) were conducted to assess: knowledge and attitudes about opioid use disorders; features of fishing work that might affect use and/or access to treatment; and community and organizational capacity for prevention and treatment. Participants reported numerous pathways connecting commercial fishing with opioid use. The combination of high stress and physically tasking job duties requires comprehensive workplace interventions to prevent chronic pain and MSDs, in addition to tailored and culturally responsive treatment options to address opioid use disorders in this population. Public health programs must integrate workplace health and safety protection along with evidence-based primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions in order to address opioid use disorders, particularly among workers in strenuous jobs.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 31/03/2018

AUTORI

WALTER ANGELA WANGARI
MOROCHO CESAR
KING LAUREN
BARTLETT JOHN JR
KELSEY DEBRA
DESOUSA MONICA
BIESECKER GRETCHEN
PUNNETT LAURA

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

DEPT PUBLIC HEALTH UNIV MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL LOWELL MA 01854 USA CESAR MOROCHO UML EDU
FISHING PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT SRVC BURLINGTON MA 01803 USA LKING FISHINGPARTNERSHIP ORG LK JBARTLETT FISHINGPARTNERSHIP ORG JBJ DKELSEY FISHINGPARTNERSHIP ORG DK MDESOUSA FISHINGPARTNERSHIP ORG MD GBIESECKER FISHINGPARTNERSHIP ORG GB
CTR PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN NEW ENGLAND WORKPLACE CPH NEW UNIV MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL LOWELL MA 01854 USA LAURA PUNNETT UML EDU
DEPT BIOMEDICAL ENG UNIV MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL LOWELL MA 01854 USA

RIVISTA

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), 648

IMPACT FACTOR

2,620

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