The effect of a pilot brief educational intervention on preferences regarding treatments for opioid use disorder.

Irani E, Macleod C, Slat S, Kehne A, Madden E, Jaffe K, Bohnert A, Lagisetty P. The effect of a pilot brief educational intervention on preferences regarding treatments for opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2024 Jun 1; 11:100235.

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PURPOSE: Negative perceptions around medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) amongst the public could deter patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) from engaging with MOUD. Thus, we evaluated whether a brief intervention could improve preferences for MOUD in people who may or may not use opioids. METHODS: We employed a pre-post design to assess the effect of a brief educational intervention on preferences for methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and non-medication treatment in an online sample of US adults stratified by race, who may or may not use opioids. Respondents ranked their preferences in OUD treatment before and after watching four one-minute educational videos about treatment options. Changes in treatment preferences were analyzed using Bhapkar''s test and post hoc McNemar''s tests. A binary logistic generalized estimating equation (GEE) assessed factors associated with preference between treatments. RESULTS: The sample had 530 responses. 194 identified as White, 173 Black, 163 Latinx. Treatment preferences changed significantly towards MOUD (p < .001). This effect was driven by changes toward buprenorphine (OR = 2.38; p < .001) and away from non-medication treatment (OR = 0.20; p < .001). There was no significant difference in effect by race/ethnicity. People with lower opioid familiarity were significantly more likely to change their preferences towards MOUD following the intervention. CONCLUSION: Respondent preferences for MOUD increased following the intervention suggesting that brief educational interventions can change treatment preferences towards MOUD. These findings offer insights into perceptions of OUD treatment in a racially stratified sample and serve as a foundation for future educational materials that target MOUD preferences in the general public.