2022
Preliminary analysis of self-reported quality health indicators of patients on opioid agonist therapy at specialty and primary care clinics in Ukraine: A randomized control trial
Pashchenko O, Bromberg D, Dumchev K, LaMonaca K, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Esserman D, Polonsky M, de Leon S, Morozova O, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Preliminary analysis of self-reported quality health indicators of patients on opioid agonist therapy at specialty and primary care clinics in Ukraine: A randomized control trial. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000344. PMID: 36962514, PMCID: PMC10021202, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care clinicsOpioid use disorderOpioid agonist therapyPrimary careComplete self-reported dataPatient medical record dataMedical record dataComprehensive health outcomesAddiction treatment clinicsAdult PWIDAgonist therapySecondary outcomesParent trialPrimary outcomeRandomized participantsCare clinicsTreatment clinicsIntervention sitesUse disordersHealth outcomesAddiction treatmentRecord dataSelf-reported dataHealth indicatorsClinic
2021
Successful transfer of stable patients on opioid agonist therapies from specialty addiction treatment to primary care settings in Ukraine: A pilot study
Meteliuk A, Galvez S, Fomenko T, Kalandiia H, Iaryi V, Farnum SO, Islam Z, Altice FL, Madden LM. Successful transfer of stable patients on opioid agonist therapies from specialty addiction treatment to primary care settings in Ukraine: A pilot study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 134: 108619. PMID: 34579978, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingOAT coverageAgonist therapyStable patientsCare clinicsSubstance useCare settingsNegative urine drug testsSpecialty addictions treatmentUrine drug testsSymptom Identification ScaleMental health symptomsAddiction treatment clinicsHIV transmissionPrimary careTreatment clinicsOAT patientsBASIS-24PatientsHealth symptomsEmotional labilityAddiction treatmentPilot study