Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs
Abstract Background A patient-centered approach to the treatment of substance use is helpful in achieving positive treatment outcomes. This study aimed to explore male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatments. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in Isfahan, a city in the center of Iran....
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| description | Abstract Background A patient-centered approach to the treatment of substance use is helpful in achieving positive treatment outcomes. This study aimed to explore male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatments. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in Isfahan, a city in the center of Iran. The study sample included 64 male participants who had started treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Using a purposive maximum variation sampling procedure, seven treatment centers were selected as interview venues. The semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted in a private room in the selected centers. A hybrid inductive/deductive approach was used to thematize the interview transcripts. Results A total of three themes and 13 subthemes on opioid treatment preferences were identified: treatment concerns (anonymity, social stigma, fear of treatment distress, and family concerns), treatment attributes (treatment cost, location of the treatment center, treatment period, frequency of attendance, informed treatment, and treatment personnel), and treatment type (maintenance or abstinence and residential and community treatments). The study showed that all treatment programs were perceived to have their own strengths and weaknesses. Conclusions The results showed that patients with OUD carefully compare the positive and negative aspects of existing treatment programs, and they consider a treatment program to be a package of favorable and non-favorable qualities. The identified themes could inform policymakers about the treatment preferences of male patients and provide an opportunity to promote better treatment options for OUD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c9b2950373a4d72962734b2790460f62023-06-18T11:21:25ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2023-06-0123111210.1186/s12888-023-04939-xMale patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programsMostafa Amini-Rarani0Maryam Moeeni1Koen Ponnet2Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesFaculty of social sciences, imec-mict-ghent universityAbstract Background A patient-centered approach to the treatment of substance use is helpful in achieving positive treatment outcomes. This study aimed to explore male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatments. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in Isfahan, a city in the center of Iran. The study sample included 64 male participants who had started treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Using a purposive maximum variation sampling procedure, seven treatment centers were selected as interview venues. The semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted in a private room in the selected centers. A hybrid inductive/deductive approach was used to thematize the interview transcripts. Results A total of three themes and 13 subthemes on opioid treatment preferences were identified: treatment concerns (anonymity, social stigma, fear of treatment distress, and family concerns), treatment attributes (treatment cost, location of the treatment center, treatment period, frequency of attendance, informed treatment, and treatment personnel), and treatment type (maintenance or abstinence and residential and community treatments). The study showed that all treatment programs were perceived to have their own strengths and weaknesses. Conclusions The results showed that patients with OUD carefully compare the positive and negative aspects of existing treatment programs, and they consider a treatment program to be a package of favorable and non-favorable qualities. The identified themes could inform policymakers about the treatment preferences of male patients and provide an opportunity to promote better treatment options for OUD.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04939-xOpioid use disorderPatient preferencesOpioid substitution treatmentsQualitative analysisIran |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Amini-Rarani Maryam Moeeni Koen Ponnet Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs BMC Psychiatry Opioid use disorder Patient preferences Opioid substitution treatments Qualitative analysis Iran |
| title | Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs |
| title_full | Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs |
| title_fullStr | Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs |
| title_short | Male patients’ preferences for opioid use treatment programs |
| title_sort | male patients preferences for opioid use treatment programs |
| topic | Opioid use disorder Patient preferences Opioid substitution treatments Qualitative analysis Iran |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04939-x |
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