Cannabis-related problems, adverse events, clinical experiences and barriers to intervening: perspectives of health care providers in Washington State

In a survey of health care providers in Washington State, the vast majority reported encountering cannabis-related adverse events (AEs) and associated problems in their clinical practice. The questionnaire included the following topics: professional profile (type of health care profession, specialty, setting, years in clinical work, county of professional practice), estimated frequency of overall cannabis AEs cases treated/seen (as individual, as a team), AEs ratings of seriousness and frequency; level of concern with cannabis-related physical and mental health AEs,  practices and procedures (screening and treatment), perceived facilitators and barriers to identifying and intervening with cannabis AEs, interest and motivation to learn and do more on the topic, and knowledge/awareness of cannabis’s medicinal benefits and risks of adverse events. , Pertinent questions from available questionnaires from relevant prior studies were discussed by the authors, and a select few were included in their original form or adapted. Most questions were created by the research team through a consensus process and accepted at face validity. The questionnaire underwent two rounds of iterative review by clinicians who fit the eventual eligibility criteria. Recruitment was primarily performed through professional organizations’ online channels. Each organization was contacted up to 4 times by email or website contact forms with a request to disseminate the study and a survey link through paid or free advertisement via newsletters, website banners, or e-mail lists (Listservs). Some local or setting-specific organizations in WA were also identified and contacted, as well as sharing through the authors’ professional contacts.  Potential participants clicked on the study link displayed in the messages/ads and were directed to a web page with a Par..., # Cannabis-related problems, adverse events, clinical experiences and barriers to intervening: perspectives of health care providers in Washington State Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.34tmpg4x7](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.34tmpg4x7) ## Description of the data and file structure A survey of healthcare providers in Washington State, recruitment primarily through professional organizations’ online channels. ### Files and variables #### File: Provider_Survey_Dryad_Data.csv **Description:** Full dataset including some variables dropped from manuscript, one row per usable survey. Missing values as NA. ##### Variables * profType: What type of healthcare professional are you?: * \[1] \"Clinical Psychologist\" \"Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)\" \[3] \"Medical Doctor (MD)\" \"Nurse (RN, LN, LPN)\" \[5] \"Nurse Practitioner (ARNP, DNP, NP)\" \"Osteopathic Physician (DO)\" \[7] \"Pharmacist\" \"Physician Assistant (PA-C)\" \[9] \"Refused\" \"Social worker\" * SETT_HOSP_r: Which setting do y..., The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Washington determined that this research involved no greater than minimal risk and met the criteria for exempt status. Survey responses reflect clinical experience and practice and beliefs and knowledge about cannabis use, risks, and adverse events. To reduce the risk of potential identification of any single respondent, we are leaving demographic questions out of the data repository. ,