Qualitative evidence of service user experiences and perspectives on long-acting injectable buprenorphine for opioid treatment: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is substantial literature on opioid pharmacotherapies from a service user perspective, mostly focused on methadone and buprenorphine. However, as a relatively new formulation, much less is known about user experiences and views of Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB). To date, no published reviews have qualitatively described LAIB service user experience. The objective of this scoping review is to identify and describe the peer-reviewed qualitative studies examining the service user experience of LAIB.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will follow the methodology described by Arksey and O'Malley, further adapted by Levac et al and others. The search strategy will be developed in collaboration with an expert librarian and will include s

SUBMITTER: Henderson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716556 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature