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Table 2 Indicators at baseline and during follow up periods, including worst case-scenarios

From: An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study

 

Intake survey

Intake survey among group with follow-up

One-month

One-month worst-casea

One-month worst-caseb

Two- month

Two-month worst-casea

Two-month worst-caseb

Six-month

Six-month worst -casea

Six-month worst -caseb

Twelve-month

Twelve-month worst-casea

Twelve-month worst-caseb

Number of respondents on OAT (%)

0/84 (0%)

0/60 (0%)

12/31 (39%)

12/60 (20%)

12/84 (14%)

12/32 (38%)

12/60 (20%)

12/84 (14%)

16/33 (48%)

16/60 (27%)

16/84 (19%)

19/34 (56%)

19/60 (32%)

19/84 (23%)

Number of respondents engaged in care (%)

18/81 (22%)

13/58 (22%)

20/31 (66%)

20/58 (34%)

20/81 (25%)

26/32 (81%)

26/58 (45%)

26/81 (32%)

24/33 (73%)

24/58 (41%)

24/81 (30%)

25/34 (74%)

25/58 (43%)

25/81 (31%)

Number of respondents with fixed housing (%)

27/84 (32%)

24/60 (40%)

16/31 (52%)

 16/60 (27%)

16/84 (19%)

18/32 (56%)

18/60 (30%)

18/84 (21%)

16/33 (48%)

16/60 (27%)

16/84 (19%)

20/34 (59%)

20/60 (33%)

20/84 (24%)

Report no illicit opioid use in last 7 days (%)

0/81 (0%)

0/58 (0%)

4/31 (13%)

4/58 (7%)

4/81 (5%)

3/32 (9%)

3/58 (5%)

3/81 (4%)

5/33 (15%)

5/58 (9%)

5/81 (6%)

5/34 (15%)

5/58 (9%)

5/81 (6%)

Median days of illicit opioid use in last 7 days

7 [IQR 7–7] (N =  81)

7 [IQR 7–7] (N = 58)

7 [IQR 5.5–7] (N = 31)

N/A

N/A

7 [IQR 6.75–7] (N = 32)

N/A

N/A

7 [IQR 2–7] (N = 33)

N/A

N/A

7 [IQR 4.25–7] (N = 34)

N/A

N/A

Median Euroqol score

50 [IQR 30–70] (N =  83)

50 [IQR 30–70] (N = 59)

60 [IQR 40–65] (N = 30)

N/A

N/A

50 [IQR 40–70] (N = 32)

N/A

N/A

62.5 [IQR 50–75] (N = 32)

N/A

N/A

60 [IQR 45–75] (N = 33)

N/A

N/A

  1. aWorst-case scenario if all participants completing at least 1 follow-up survey were not on OAT, not engaged in care, not housed, and not abstinent from illicit opioids
  2. bWorst-case scenario if all participants completing an intake survey were not on OAT, not engaged in care, not housed, and not abstinent from illicit opioids