Retention Strategies for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) save lives, treatment retention remains challenging. Identification of interventions to improve MOUD retention is of interest to policymakers and researchers. On behalf of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, we conducted a rapid evidence review on interventions to improve MOUD retention.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library from February 2009 through August 2019 for systematic reviews and randomized trials of care settings, services, logistical support, contingency management, health information technology (IT), extended-release (XR) formulations, and psychosocial interventions that assessed retention at least 3 months.

Results

Two systematic reviews and 39 primary studies were

SUBMITTER: Chan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864607 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature