"I'm a Survivor": Perceptions of Chronic Disease and Survivorship Among Individuals in Long-Term Remission from Opioid Use Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While opioid use disorder (OUD) is prevalent, little is known about what patients with OUD in sustained remission think about the chronic disease model of OUD and their perspectives of the cause, course, and ongoing treatment needs of their OUD.

Objective

To (1) examine patient perceptions of the chronic disease model of addiction and disease identity and (2) use an explanatory model framework to explore how these perceptions inform ongoing treatment needs and help maintain abstinence.

Design

Qualitative study of a cross-sectional cohort of patients with OUD in long-term sustained remission currently receiving methadone or buprenorphine. Participants completed a single in-depth, semi-structured individual interview.

Participants

Twenty adults were re

SUBMITTER: Pytell JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141362 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature