2024
Attributes of higher- and lower-performing hospitals in the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program implementation: A multiple-case study
Stevens E, Fawole A, Rostam Abadi Y, Fernando J, Appleton N, King C, Mazumdar M, Shelley D, Barron C, Bergmann L, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, McNeely J. Attributes of higher- and lower-performing hospitals in the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program implementation: A multiple-case study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 168: 209528. PMID: 39343141, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-performing hospitalsOpioid use disorderStepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trialCluster randomized controlled trialGeneral careHigher-performing hospitalsNew York City's public hospital systemOpioid use disorder treatment programsHigh-performing hospitalsPublic hospital systemAddiction consult servicesPost-discharge medicationUse disorderMultiple-case study designAddiction treatmentRandomized controlled trialsProvider staffingFacility characteristicsHospital systemIndicators of awarenessImplementation periodProgram implementationStudy designCareBuy-in
2022
Mortality and negative outcomes of opioid use and opioid use disorder: a 6‐year follow‐up study
Gholami J, Baheshmat S, Rostam‐Abadi Y, Hamzehzadeh M, Mojtabai R, Rahimi‐Movaghar A, Amin‐Esmaeili M. Mortality and negative outcomes of opioid use and opioid use disorder: a 6‐year follow‐up study. Addiction 2022, 117: 2059-2066. PMID: 35037359, DOI: 10.1111/add.15805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite International Diagnostic InterviewOutcomes of opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderOpioid useDeath registration systemFollow-up studyWeighted incidence rateMiddle-income countriesAdverse outcomesNegative consequences of opioid useUse disorderFollow-up interviewsCohort of individualsOutcomes of opioid useConsequences of opioid useHealth outcomesFollow-upVital statusAssociated with increased mortalityTelephone callsDiagnostic InterviewRegistration systemPopulation-wereDeath rateHousehold survey
2021
Comparison of self-reported substance use with biological testing among treatment-seeking patients with opioid use disorder
Shadloo B, Baheshmat S, Rostam-Abadi Y, Shakeri A, Gholami J, Rahimi-Movaghar A. Comparison of self-reported substance use with biological testing among treatment-seeking patients with opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 134: 108555. PMID: 34210569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSelf-reported opioid useOpioid usePositive percent agreementUrine testsTreatment-seeking patientsCohen's kappa statisticPercent agreementUse disorderKappa statisticNegative predictive valueLonger treatment durationMonitoring treatment adherenceRandom urine testingResults of urinalysisValidity of self-reported drug useCross-sectional studySelf-reported substance useSelf-reported drug useTreatment durationOpioidPredictive valuePatientsTreatment adherenceDrug use