RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Value of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Family Medicine: From the Patient Perspective
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 611
OP 615
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2020.04.190389
VO 33
IS 4
A1 Claire Kane
A1 Catherine Leiner
A1 Chase Harless
A1 Kathleen A. Foley
A1 E. Blake Fagan
A1 Courtenay Gilmore Wilson
YR 2020
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/33/4/611.abstract
AB Introduction: Despite evidence demonstrating that medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) reduce morbidity and mortality, the majority of patients do not receive treatment. The National Academies of Science call for more research exploring the patient's perspective of treatment modalities to increase access to individualized, patient-centered care. We aim to build on existing literature by describing patient experiences treated for OUD in a rural family medicine setting.Methods: We employed a convenience sampling methodology to complete brief, structured interviews with thematic data analysis for 30 of 57 eligible patients receiving office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) in the primary care setting.Results: Participants' experiences with OBOT were generally positive and shaped by societal structures and institutions, their life before treatment, their treatment history, and the kind of care they received in OBOT. Patients identified accessibility and privacy as advantages to receiving OBOT in primary care.Discussion: This research identifies ways providers can provide individualized and effective OUD treatment within the family medicine setting.