ArticlePatient education and counseling2022
Barriers and poor telephone counseling experiences among patients receiving medication for opioid use disorders.
Article in Patient education and counseling, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient and provider experiences with opioid use disorder care delivered via telehealth: A systematic mixed-studies review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Pooled it
- Opioid usage and COVID-19 prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Opioid Treatment Programs and Risks for COVID-19 Infections, Emergency Visits, and Hospitalizations.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Telemedicine-delivered treatment for substance use disorder: A scoping review.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Article
- Flexible delivery of opioid agonist treatment during COVID-19 in Norway: qualitative and quantitative findings from an online survey of provider experiences.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Patient experiences of COVID-19-induced changes to methadone treatment in a large community-based opioid treatment program in Baltimore.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of primary care visits for substance use among patients in Ontario, Canada.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed the relaxation of regulations surrounding Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) treatment, including a shift from in-person to telehealth counseling services adjunct to MOUD treatment. We examine how patient-level barriers impact their counseling experiences.
methodsWe examine data from n = 264 participants who completed a cross-sectional survey regarding their experiences with telephone counseling adjunct to MOUD between July to November 2020. Variables examined include: convenience and satisfaction with telephone counseling, comfort and change in relationship with counselor, and how telephone counseling helped with anxiety, depression, anger, substance use, and recovery. Participants also listed the barriers they faced when using telephone counseling.
resultsThirty-one percent of the sample (n = 81) reported experiencing one or more barriers to telephone counseling. Satisfaction with counseling, perceived convenience, comfort, and beneficial effects of counseling on substance use were associated with increased odds of reporting no barriers (range of p.038 to <0.001).
conclusionsMany participants reported barriers to telehealth counseling, and these barriers were in turn associated with poorer counseling experiences. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Many treatment providers plan to integrate telehealth service provision in their healthcare delivery model, but more research on patient-level barriers and its impact on treatment is needed.
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