Decision-making by laypersons equipped with an emergency response smartphone app for opioid overdose.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Targeted naloxone distribution to potential lay responders increases the timeliness of overdose response and reduces mortality. Little is known, however, about the patterns of decision-making among overdose lay responders. This study explored heuristic decision-making among laypersons equipped with an emergency response smartphone app.

Methods

UnityPhilly, a smartphone app that connects lay responders equipped with naloxone to overdose victims, was piloted in Philadelphia from March 2019 to February 2020. Participants used the app to signal overdose alerts to peer app users and emergency medical services, or respond to alerts by arriving at overdose emergency sites. This study utilised in-depth interviews, background information, and app use data from a sample of

SUBMITTER: Ataiants J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8523579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature