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Table 4 Availability of opportunities to involve family members of adolescent and young adult patients in the patient's OUD treatment

From: Provider perceptions of systems-level barriers and facilitators to utilizing family-based treatment approaches in adolescent and young adult opioid use disorder treatment

Intervention/programming for families

Offered regularly

Offered periodically

Not offered

Not offered, but needed

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total N (denominator)

Access to free education materials about recovery

64

64.6%

29

29.3%

3

3.0%

3

3.0%

99

Communication with family about patient's progress

35

35.7%

48

49.0%

11

11.2%

4

4.1%

98

Community outings with family members

6

6.1%

11

11.2%

62

63.3%

19

19.4%

98

Crisis support line for family to use for their loved one

28

28.6%

17

17.3%

25

25.5%

28

28.6%

98

Family therapy sessions

22

22.4%

46

46.9%

14

14.3%

16

16.3%

98

In home family therapy sessions

6

6.1%

5

5.1%

68

69.4%

19

19.4%

98

Individual therapy sessions w/ family members

9

9.2%

26

26.5%

42

42.9%

21

21.4%

98

Motivational speakers

6

6.1%

15

15.3%

47

48.0%

30

30.6%

98

Orientation group (for example: an introduction to the clinic and treatment model)

29

29.9%

21

21.6%

23

23.7%

24

24.7%

97

Psychoeducation group (learning about addiction, treatment, and recovery)

35

35.7%

25

25.5%

12

12.2%

26

26.5%

98

Skills group (to learn skills to help facilitate their loved one’s recovery)

20

20.4%

20

20.4%

22

22.4%

36

36.7%

98

Support group (to process and share experiences related to having a loved one who using drugs)

15

15.2%

22

22.2%

24

24.2%

38

38.4%

99

Telehealth/ sessions with family members

24

24.2%

32

32.3%

23

23.2%

20

20.2%

99

Working with a family recovery specialist (someone with lived experience with a loved one who uses drugs)

12

12.2%

21

21.4%

30

30.6%

35

35.7%

98