When a pandemic and epidemic collide: Lessons learned about how system barriers can interrupt implementation of addiction research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth technologies are now featured more prominently in addiction treatment services than prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but system barriers should be carefully considered for the successful implementation of innovative remote solutions for medication management and recovery coaching support for people with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Method

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded a telehealth trial prior to the COVID-19 pandemic with a multi-institution team who attempted to implement an innovative protocol during the height of the pandemic in 2020 in Tampa, Florida. The study evaluated the effectiveness of a mobile device application, called MySafeRx, which integrated remote motivational recovery coaching with daily supervised dosing fr

SUBMITTER: Sharp A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10572032 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature