The impact of family engagement in opioid assisted treatment: Results from a randomised controlled trial

Hamad Al Ghafri, Nael Hasan, Hesham Farouk Elarabi, Doa Radwan, Mansour Shawky, Samya Al Mamari, Tarek Abdelgawad, Abuelgasim El Rashid, Ayman Kodera, Helal Al Kathiri, Amanda J Lee and Shamil Wanigaratne

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022, vol. 68, issue 1, 166-170

Abstract: Background: Family interventions in substance use disorders (SUD) treatment is limited despite the evidence for benefits. Providing family interventions is hampered by patient resistance, social stigma, logistics and factors related to the capacity of the treatment programmes. Aims: The purpose of the study was to examine the association between family engagement in treatment, and opioid use defined by percentage negative opioid screen and rate retention in treatment defined by completion of study period. Methods: Data from a 16-week outpatient randomised controlled trial (RCT) of 141 adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving Opioid Assisted Treatment (OAT) using buprenorphine/naloxone film (BUP/NX-F) was, used to examine the association between family engagement in and opioid use and rate of retention in treatment. Multiple logistic regression was, applied to examine the independent prediction of family engagement on opioid use and rate retention in treatment. Results: Family engagement was significantly associated with retention in treatment (Spearman’s rho 0.25, p  

Keywords: Family; retention; opioid assisted treatment; buprenorphine/naloxone; new technologies; completion of treatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764020979026

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