Behavioral Intervention and Disposal of Leftover Opioids: A Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Leftover prescription opioids pose risks to children and adolescents, yet many parents keep these medications in the home. Our objective in this study was to determine if providing a behavioral disposal method (ie, Nudge) with or without a Scenario-Tailored Opioid Messaging Program (STOMP) (risk-enhancement education) improves parents' opioid-disposal behavior after their children's use.

Methods

Parents whose children were prescribed a short course of opioids were recruited and randomly assigned to the Nudge or control groups with or without STOMP. Parents completed surveys at baseline and 7 and 14 days. Main outcomes were (1) prompt disposal (ie, immediate disposal of leftovers after use) and (2) planned retention (intention to keep leftovers).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Voepel-Lewis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939843 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature