Activity space during treatment with medication for opioid use disorder: Relationships with personality, mood, and drug use.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Activity space in people with substance use disorders (SUDs) has been assessed for theoretical reasons and for detection/prevention of relapse. In this observational study, we relate passively obtained activity space measures to mental states and behaviors relevant to the success of treatment for opioid use disorder. Our long-term goal is to use such data to assess risk in real time and to recognize when SUD patients might benefit from a just-in-time intervention.

Methods

We used GPS data from 238 urban residents in the first 16 weeks of stabilization on medication for opioid use disorder to test preregistered hypotheses about activity space (distance traveled, number of locations, time spent moving, and psychosocial-hazard levels of neighborhoods where particip

SUBMITTER: Panlilio LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922786 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature