Associations between relationship quality and treatment-related stress among couples receiving methadone for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social relationships may buffer or exacerbate stress among patients receiving methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Little is known, however, about how relationship quality is linked to treatment-related stress among couples in which both partners receive methadone. We considered the links between relationship quality and treatment-related stress among couples in methadone treatment for OUD.

Methods

Participants for this cross-sectional observational study included 60 heterosexual married or cohabiting couples aged 18 and older drawn from two opioid treatment programs in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Both partners completed a self-administered survey which assessed their sociodemographic information, relationship and treatment characteristics, and p

SUBMITTER: Polenick CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671149 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature