Measuring benefits of opioid misuse treatment for economic evaluation: health-related quality of life of opioid-dependent individuals and their spouses as assessed by a sample of the US population.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To understand how the general public views the quality of life effects of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder on an individual and his/her spouse, measured in terms used in economic evaluations.

Design

Cross-sectional internet survey of a US population-representative respondent panel conducted December 2013-January 2014.

Setting

United States.

Participants

A total of 2054 randomly selected adults; 51.1% male (before weighting).

Measurements

Mean (95% confidence interval) and median health 'utility' for six opioid misuse and treatment outcomes: active injection misuse; active prescription misuse; methadone maintenance therapy at initiation and when stabilized in treatment; and buprenorphine therapy at initiation and when stabilized. Utility is a nu

SUBMITTER: Wittenberg E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5034732 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature