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Table 3 Changes in indicators of interest from period to period: subgroup analysis including only participants responding in both periods under comparison

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

 

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0 to 1 month

0 to 2 months

0 to 6 months

0 to 12 months

1 to 2 months

1 to 6 months

1 to 12 months

2 to 6 months

2 to 12 months

6 to 12 months

Change in absolute % of respondents on OAT

Δ

N1

N2

 + 39%

0/31

12/31

 + 38%

0/32

12/32

 + 48%

0 /33

16/33

 + 56%

0/34

19/34

-15%

8/20

5/20

 + 5%

8/19

9/19

 + 29%

6/14

10/14

 + 5%

9/19

10/19

 + 6%

8/16

9/16

 + 17%

8/18

11/18

Change in absolute % of respondents engaged in care

Δ

N1

N2

 + 39%

8/31

20/31

 + 70%

5/30

26/30

 + 44%

9/32

23/32

 + 58%

5/33

24/33

 + 10%

14/20

16/20

 + 5%

12/19

13/19

 + 7%

8/14

9/14

-11%

14/19

12/19

-13%

12/16

10/16

 + 6%

13/18

14/18

Change in absolute % of respondents with fixed housing

Δ

N1

N2

 + 10%

13/31

16/31

 + 13%

14/30

18/30

 + 10%

13/30

16/30

 + 29%

10/34

20/34

0%

14/20

14/20

+5%

10/19

11/19

 + 29%

6/14

10/14

+16%

9/19

12/19

+19%

8/16

11/16

+22%

8/18

12/18

Change in absolute % no illicit opioid use for last 7 days

Δ

N1

N2

 + 10%

0/29

3/29

 + 9%

0/32

3/32

 + 16%

0/32

5/32

 + 13%

0/32

4/32

-5%

1/20

0/20

 + 0%

3/19

3/19

 + 7%

1/14

2/14

-11%

3/19

1/19

0%

2/16

2/16

+6%

2/18

3/18

Median change in individual days of illicit opioid use in last 7 days

Δ

IQ

IQ

M1

M2

N

0

[0 –

0]

7

7

(N = 29)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 32)

0

[-1 –

0]

7

7

(N = 32)

0

[-2.3 –

0]

7

7

(N = 32)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 20)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 19)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 14)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 19)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 16)

0

[0 –

0

7

7

(N = 18)

Median change in individual Euroqol quality of life score

Δ

IQ

IQ

M1

M2

N

 + 1

[-11.5 –

16.5]

50

60

(N = 30)

 + 5

[ -10 –

20]

50

50

(N = 32)

 + 12.5

[0 –

30]

42.5

62.5

(N = 32)

 + 10

[0 –

30]

50

60

(N = 33)

 + 10

[-5–

15]

48.5

50

(N = 20)

 + 7.5

[-6.5 –

17.8]

60

67.5

(N = 18)

 + 5

[0 –

10]

60

65

(N = 13)

 + 10

[-2.5 –

19]

60

70

(N = 19)

0

[-6.3 –

8.5]

60

65

(N = 16)

-5

[-15 –

5]

70

65

(N = 17)

  1. *Δ change, N1 count at start of period, N2 count at end of period, IQ interquartile range of change, M1 median at start of period, M2 median at end of period, N total respondents
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