Methadone clinic staff perceptions of trauma-informed and patient-centered care: the role of individual staff characteristics

Table 2 Bivariate correlations between staff characteristics, work characteristics and beliefs about the OTP, trauma-informed care and patient centered care, Arizona 2023 (N = 40)

	M (SD)	Age	Years working in SUDtx	Years at current clinic	Lifetime trauma exposures	Posttraumatic stress symptoms	Vicarious trauma symptoms	Person centered OTP climate	Stigma	Trauma informed Beliefs
1. Age (years)	37.92 (10.49)	–
2. Years working in SUD treatment (SUDtx)	3.60 (3.06)	0.484**	–
3. Years at current clinic	1.53 (1.48)	0.224	0.146	–
4. Lifetime trauma exposures	8.70 (7.11)	0.331*	0.181	− 0.024	–
5. Posttraumatic stress symptoms	40.83 (16.41)	− 0.047	0.064	− 0.007	0.596**	–
6. Vicarious trauma symptoms	21.35 (8.20)	− 0.370*	− 0.235	0.302⁺	-0.014	0.236	–
7. Person centered OTP climate	51.59 (10.09)	0.072	− 0.200	− 0.171	0.485**	0.238	− 0.236	–
8. Stigma	1.08 (0.27)	0.251	0.294	− 0.047	0.171	0.017	0.018	0.030	–
9. Trauma-informed beliefs (ARTIC)	5.35 (1.07)	0.188	− 0.096	0.120	0.348*	0.161	0.135	0.353*	− 0.079	–

SUD = substance use disorder. OUD = opioid use disorder. OTP = opioid treatment program
⁺p < 0.1
^*p < 0.05
^**p < 0.01

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