ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2019
Implementations of a text-message intervention to increase linkage from the emergency department to outpatient treatment for substance use disorders.
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- Interventions to reduce self-stigma in people who use drugs: A systematic review.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Pooled it
- A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Patient Knowledge and Safe Use of Opioids: Results of the ED EMCAcademic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2019Trial
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- Trends in substance use-related emergency department visits by youth, 2018-2023.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- When public health emergencies hit the front line: a qualitative study of the patient experience in the emergency department and outpatient infectious disease clinic during the 2022 Mpox clade IIb outbreak.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Text Messaging Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Emergency Departments: Mixed Methods Assessment of Implementation Barriers and Facilitators.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- An Automated Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Substance Use Self-Stigma (Project RESTART): Protocol for a Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Strategies to support substance use disorder care transitions from acute-care to community-based settings: a scoping review and typology.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Article
- Text Messages Exchanged Between Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Their mHealth e-Coaches: Content Analysis Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Applying User-Centered Design in the Development of a Supportive mHealth App for Women in Substance Use Recovery.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- Factors related to substance use treatment attendance after peer recovery coach intervention in the emergency department.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2022Article
- Emergency Department Nurses' Perceptions of Patient Substance Use, Impact on Sexual Assault Care, and Access to Follow-up Behavioral Health Resources.Journal of emergency nursing · 2022Article
- A Tailored SMS Text Message-Based Intervention to Facilitate Patient Access to Referred Community-Based Social Needs Resources: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Implementing a text-messaging intervention for unhealthy alcohol use in emergency departments: protocol for implementation strategy development and a pilot cluster randomized implementation trial.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
- Assessment of Patient-Reported Naloxone Acquisition and Carrying With an Automated Text Messaging System After Emergency Department Discharge in Philadelphia.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Application of Digital Medicine in Addiction.Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (science) · 2022Article
- The Use of Text Messaging to Improve Clinical Engagement for Individuals With Psychosis: Systematic Review.JMIR mental health · 2020Review
- Breaching Trust: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Experiences of People Who Use Drugs in a Rural Setting.Frontiers in sociology · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimTo determine acceptability and explore potential usefulness of a text messaging (SMS) program aimed at increasing attendance at outpatient treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) after emergency department (ED) referral.
methodA retrospective analysis of 377 adult patients from 2 urban EDs seeking treatment for SUD (opioids (n = 168), alcohol (n = 188), benzodiazepines (n = 21)) referred to outpatient treatment and offered an SMS program which included daily (1) motivational messages focused on positive thinking, (2) ecological momentary assessments (EMA) related to craving with tailored behavioral strategy messages, (3) EMA of drug use with tailored feedback to reduce abstinence violation effects, and (4) reminders about treatment location and phone number. We assessed acceptability by examining opt-in rates, EMA completion rates over the first week and end-of-program qualitative feedback. We assessed how individuals who opt in differ in outcomes from those who opt out by examining rates of outpatient SUD treatment attendance recorded from the medical record.
results167 patients (44%) opted in to the SMS program. Over 7 days, around 33% of EMA were completed. Median helpfulness score was 8 (IQR 6 to 10) out of 10 and 84% would recommend the SMS program to someone else. Individuals who opted in to the SMS program had higher rates of SUD treatment initiation than individuals who did not opt-in (70.7% vs. 40.9%).
conclusionsWe found evidence supporting acceptability and potential usefulness of an automated text message program to assist treatment attendance for some individuals with SUDs discharged from the ED. A controlled trial is needed to examine whether SMS program exposure is associated with improved treatment attendance compared to standard care.
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