Racial/Ethnic differences in emergency department triage assignment among visits for substance use
We found that visits by Black patients with SUD were associated with lower odds of receiving an immediate/emergent triage assignment compared to visits by White patients with SUD, after adjusting for confounding variables. Our results suggest potential dual stigma in ED care of being Black and having a substance use disorder.
Authors
- Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9824-1870)
- Samantha S. Goldfarb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6629-8311)
- Alison M. Spitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5243-5412)
- Jeffrey S. Harman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-7704)
- Jessica Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8528-4361)
- Katelyn Y. Graves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1478-6142)
- Megan E. Deichen Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8930-8930)
- Natalie Dix
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering (US)
- Florida Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329376
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25