Are patients' goals in treatment associated with expected treatment outcomes? Findings from a mixed-methods study on outpatient pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder.
Tea RosicLeen NajiBalpreet PanesarDarren B ChaiNitika SangerBrittany B DennisDavid C MarshLaunette RiebAndrew WorsterLehana ThabaneZainab SamaanPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Patient goals in OUD treatment do not appear to be associated with programme measures of outcome (ie, abstinence from opioids). Future studies are needed to examine outcomes related to patient-reported treatment goals found in our study; pain management, employment, and stopping/tapering treatment should all be explored.