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Table 4 Questions about reimbursement and training for general practitioners who treat patients with methadone substitution (PT: n = 352)

From: Difficulties associated with outpatient management of drug abusers by general practitioners. A cross-sectional survey of general practitioners with and without methadone patients in Switzerland

Question

 

yes

Do you have problems getting medical care reimbursed?

56.7%

How did you learn about MMT

learning through their own practice?

76.1%

 

post-graduate training?

58%

 

self-taught? (books or scientific articles)

49.7%

 

during your internship?

15.6%

Would you like to participate in addiction-related training for doctors?

65.3%

Would you like to participate in workshops with physicians and others professionals involved in the field?

50%

  1. PT = General practitioners with patients receiving methadone substitution treatment
  2. MMT = Methadone maintenance treatment