Patients' perceptions of telehealth services for outpatient treatment of substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dawn E SugarmanAlisa B BuschR Kathryn McHughOlivera J BogunovicCatherine D TrinhRoger D WeissShelly F GreenfieldPublished in: The American journal on addictions (2021)
This is the first study examining patients' perceptions of telehealth for outpatient SUD treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic by treatment service type. Importantly, while many participants found telehealth more accessible than in-person treatment, there was variability with respect to the preferred mode of treatment delivery.