Health Related Quality of Life in Individuals Transferred from a Needle Exchange Program and Starting Opioid Agonist Treatment.

Martin Bråbäck Louise BrådvikKatja TrobergPernilla IsendahlSuzan NilssonAnders Håkansson

Published in: Journal of addiction (2018)

To our knowledge this is the first time HRQoL as an outcome is reported in a population transferred from a NEP to OAT. Our results indicate that OAT can result in increased HRQoL, even with this type of rapid low-threshold referral.

Keyphrases

healthcare
chronic pain
primary care
pain management
quality improvement
ultrasound guided
combination therapy
replacement therapy