Patient decision aid for medication treatment for opioid use disorder (PtDA-MOUD): Rationale, methodology, and preliminary results

As treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) expands within general healthcare settings such as primary care, mechanisms to facilitate decision-making processes are increasingly necessary. Decision aids have the capacity to bolster existing resources in diverse treatment settings by increasing knowledge of treatment options and facilitating shared decision making. The aim of this study is to develop and test a patient decision aid for medication treatment for opioid use disorder (PtDA-MOUD) that assists individuals with OUD in making informed decisions about treatment at the time of initial clinical visit.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - October 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Larissa J. Mooney, Jonathan Valdez, Sarah J. Cousins, Caroline Yoo, Yuhui Zhu, Yih-Ing Hser Source Type: research