The Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment Methods with People Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review

AbstractPurpose of ReviewEcological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a data collection method capturing mental states and behavior in participants ’ natural contexts. While EMA is used increasingly in studies with individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), a systematic review of EMA use among people with opioid use disorder (OUD) is not present in the literature. This systematic review aims 1) to synthesize the literature describing EMA use and 2) to characterize the EMA methodology in published studies of people receiving medication for OUD. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology was utilized. Without date restriction, we searched three databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Psych Info) an d included English, peer-reviewed articles that were: a) intervention or observational studies of people receiving medication for OUD and b) used EMA.Recent FindingsIncluded studies (n = 37) were randomized controlled trials (n = 10) and observational studies (n = 27), with primarily African American (41–75%) men (47–81%) as participants (n = 5–309) in all but two studies. Results indicated that response to frequent (2–5 times per day) EMA entries over long periods of time (between 2–25 weeks) during treatment for OUD treatment is feasible. Craving and stress were the most frequent EMA measures investigated for their relati onship to drug use and treatment outcomes.SummaryThe literature demonstrated that EMA methodolog...
Source: Current Addiction Reports - Category: Addiction Source Type: research