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ReviewDrug and alcohol dependence reports2022

Guideline development in harm reduction: Considerations around the meaningful involvement of people who access services.

Alison Adams, Max Ferguson, Alissa M Greer, Charlene Burmeister, Kurt Lock, Jenny McDougall, Marnie Scow, Jane A Buxton

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Review in Drug and alcohol dependence reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023
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  8. Guidance on take-home naloxone distribution and use by community overdose responders in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alison AdamsBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.
Max FergusonBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.
Alissa M GreerSchool of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
Charlene BurmeisterBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.
Kurt LockBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.
Jenny McDougallBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.
Marnie ScowBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.
Jane A BuxtonBritish Columbia Center for Disease Control, 655W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Harm reduction seeks to minimizes the negative effects of drug use while respecting the rights of people with lived and living experience of substance use (PWLLE). Guideline standards ("guidelines for guidelines") provide direction on developing healthcare guidelines. To identify essential considerations for guideline development within harm reduction, we examined whether guideline standards are consistent with a harm reduction approach in their recommendations on involving people who access services. Methods: We searched the literature from 2011-2021 to identify guideline standards used in harm reduction and publications on involving PWLLE in developing harm reduction services. We used thematic analysis to compare their guidance on involving people who access services. Findings were validated with two organizations of PWLLE. Results: Six guideline standards and 18 publications met inclusion criteria. We identified three themes related to involving people who access services: Conclusion: Guideline standards and the harm reduction literature approach the involvement of people who access services from different perspectives. Thoughtful integration of the two paradigms can improve guidelines while empowering PWLLE. Our findings can support the development of high-quality guidelines that align with the fundamental principles of harm reduction in their involvement of PWLLE.

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GuidelinesHarm reductionPeer engagementPublic health

Identifiers

PMID36846576
PMCPMC9948926

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