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Publication Date
1-16-2022
Journal
Healthcare
Abstract
Background: The Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System was established to create an access pathway into long-term recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder. The program determines effectiveness across multiple dimensions, one of which is by measuring the participant's reported quality of life (QoL) at the beginning of the program and at successive intervals.
Methods: A visual analog scale was used to measure the change in QoL among participants after joining the program. We then identified sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with changes in QoL.
Results: 71% of the participants (n = 494) experienced an increase in their QoL scores, with an average improvement of 15.8 ± 29 points out of a hundred. We identified 10 factors associated with a significant change in QoL. Participants who relapsed during treatment experienced minor increases in QoL, and participants who attended professional counseling experienced the largest increases in QoL compared with those who did not.
Conclusions: Insight into significant factors associated with increases in QoL may inform programs on areas of focus. The inclusion of counseling and other services that address factors such as psychological distress were found to increase participants' QoL and success in recovery.
Keywords
quality of life, opioid use disorder, counseling, relapse, treatment
DOI
10.3390/healthcare10010167
PMID
35052330
PMCID
PMC8775674
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
1-16-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
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