The Future of Opioid Agonist Therapies in Ukraine: A Qualitative Assessment of Multilevel Barriers and ways Forward to Promote retention in treatment
Bojko MJ, Mazhnaya A, Marcus R, Makarenko I, Islam Z, Filippovych S, Dvoriak S, Altice FL. The Future of Opioid Agonist Therapies in Ukraine: A Qualitative Assessment of Multilevel Barriers and ways Forward to Promote retention in treatment. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2016, 66: 37-47. PMID: 27211995, PMCID: PMC4919997, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidDelivery of Health CareFemaleFocus GroupsGrounded TheoryHumansMaleOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient Acceptance of Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUkraineConceptsOpioid agonist therapyOAT retentionAgonist therapyTreatment goalsAdditional patient educationRealistic treatment goalsPrimary care settingQuality improvement interventionsCommunity-level barriersPatient educationOpioid addictionCare settingsTreatment retentionMultilevel barriersTreatment settingsImprovement interventionsPWIDMedical staffTherapyTreatmentCommunity awarenessDelivery barriersExperiences of PWIDHigh attritionFocus groups