2024
Preferences and decisional considerations relating to opioid agonist therapy among Ukrainian people who use drugs: A conjoint analysis survey.
Bromberg D, Madden L, Fraenkel L, Muthulingam D, Rhoades D, Dvoriak S, Dumchev K, Pykalo I, Altice F. Preferences and decisional considerations relating to opioid agonist therapy among Ukrainian people who use drugs: A conjoint analysis survey. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0002725. PMID: 38277422, PMCID: PMC10817130, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid agonist therapyWithdrawal symptomsAdverse side effectsAgonist therapySide effectsOpioid use disorderQuality-of-life improvementUse disorderCombined HIVHIV incidenceClinical decision-makingDosing frequencyRespondent-driven samplingOpioidOpioid epidemicAssess preferencesClinical concernPatient preferencesPatientsDelivery strategiesTherapyDisordersHIVPatient concernsWithdrawal
2023
Preferences in medications for patients seeking treatment for opioid use disorder: A conjoint analysis
Muthulingam D, Hassett T, Madden L, Bromberg D, Fraenkel L, Altice F. Preferences in medications for patients seeking treatment for opioid use disorder: A conjoint analysis. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 154: 209138. PMID: 37544510, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRoute of administrationPatient preferencesUse disordersSymptom reliefTreatment preferencesSide effectsCross-sectional observational studyTreatment-seeking peopleChi-squared analysisOral medicationsPublic health crisisOUD treatmentTreatment uptakeWithdrawal symptomsOpioid epidemicObservational studyTreatment decisionsSTROBE checklistSustainability of treatmentPatientsMedicationsHealth professionalsUtility scoresLarger studyBuilding medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods
Molfenter T, Jacobson N, Kim J, Horst J, Kim H, Madden L, Brown R, Haram E, Knudsen H. Building medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 147: 208975. PMID: 36804353, PMCID: PMC10833474, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.208975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecruitment strategiesAdvanced nurse practitionersSUD treatment servicesSUD clinicsPhysician prescribersOpioid epidemicPhysician recruitmentNurse practitionersTreatment servicesPhysician assistantsPatient carePrescribing capacityPrescribersStudy settingClinical resourcesDisorder settingsStudy periodPhysiciansTreatment sitesYear 3Dedicated budgetIndividual factorsBuprenorphineMedicationsClinic
2021
Prescribers’ satisfaction with delivering medications for opioid use disorder
Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Kim JS, Kim H, Madden LM, Haram E, Molfenter T. Prescribers’ satisfaction with delivering medications for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, And Policy 2021, 16: 78. PMID: 34663379, PMCID: PMC8521499, DOI: 10.1186/s13011-021-00413-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType of MOUDOpioid use disorderPrescriber satisfactionPrescriber characteristicsUse disordersXR-naltrexoneBuprenorphine treatmentExtended-release naltrexoneUS opioid epidemicOverall satisfactionRelease naltrexoneGreater overall satisfactionClinical trialsOpioid epidemicMethodsAs partMOUDWeb-based surveyPatient censusPrescribersMedicationsBuprenorphineDisordersTreatmentCurrent studyHigh levelsChapter 9 Outpatient opioid use disorder treatment for the ID physician
Muthulingam D, Madden L, Altice F. Chapter 9 Outpatient opioid use disorder treatment for the ID physician. 2021, 161-187. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-68328-9.00009-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderOUD treatmentOpioid use disorder treatmentExtended-release naltrexoneInfectious disease cliniciansInitiation of treatmentSpecial clinical considerationsUse disorder treatmentHIV practiceID cliniciansOUD pharmacotherapyIntegrated care deliveryID physiciansMedication optionsOpioid epidemicTreatment expansionTreatment accessUse disordersAddiction specialistsClinical considerationsOUD managementDisorder treatmentGeneral IDCare deliveryPractice settings
2019
Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment
Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Kim JS, Collier E, Starr S, Madden LM, Haram E, Toy A, Molfenter T. Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 34. PMID: 31446893, PMCID: PMC6709557, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0163-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine treatmentBaseline Web-based surveyOpioid use disorderGeneral medical practiceStudy of physiciansMedical practiceWaivered physiciansTreatment recommendationsClinical trialsRisk factorsOpioid epidemicImportant treatmentMethodsAs partUse disordersWeb-based surveyPhysician job satisfactionPhysiciansTreatment organizationsBuprenorphineSignificant differencesTreatmentOverall satisfactionSatisfaction itemsStudy measuresLower satisfaction