Table 3 Physician beliefs on buprenorphine
From: Buprenorphine unobserved “home” induction: a survey of Ontario’s addiction physicians
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Compared to office induction, home induction is: | |
| Risky because it is against the guidelines (N = 77) | |
| Strongly agree | 15 (19) |
| Agree | 31 (40) |
| Neutral | 19 (25) |
| Disagree | 7 (9) |
| Strongly disagree | 5 (7) |
| Increases the risk of adverse events such as precipitated withdrawal (N = 78) | |
| Strongly agree | 22 (28) |
| Agree | 26 (33) |
| Neutral | 17 (22) |
| Disagree | 10 (13) |
| Strongly disagree | 3 (4) |
| Increases the risk of diversion (N = 78) | |
| Strongly agree | 17 (22) |
| Agree | 34 (44) |
| Neutral | 14 (18) |
| Disagree | 9 (11) |
| Strongly disagree | 4 (5) |
| Buprenorphine is preferred over methadone for patients who are adolescents or younger patients (N = 85) | |
| Strongly agree | 33 (39) |
| Agree | 37 (44) |
| Neutral | 8 (9) |
| Disagree | 7 (8) |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) |
| Physicians who lack a methadone exemption should prescribe buprenorphine for patients who must travel long distances to attend a methadone clinic (N = 83) | |
| Strongly agree | 17 (21) |
| Agree | 35 (42) |
| Neutral | 15 (18) |
| Disagree | 10 (12) |
| Strongly disagree | 6 (7) |
| Compared to office induction, home induction is: | |
| More convenient for patients (N = 77) | |
| Strongly agree | 14 (18) |
| Agree | 35 (46) |
| Neutral | 21 (27) |
| Disagree | 4 (5) |
| Strongly disagree | 3 (4) |
| More convenient for physicians (N = 78) | |
| Strongly agree | 10 (13) |
| Agree | 17 (22) |
| Neutral | 27 (34) |
| Disagree | 18 (23) |
| Strongly disagree | 6 (8) |
| Physicians who lack a methadone exemption should prescribe buprenorphine: | |
| For stable patients transferred from an addiction physician (N = 83) | |
| Strongly agree | 23 (28) |
| Agree | 23 (28) |
| Neutral | 18 (22) |
| Disagree | 11 (13) |
| Strongly disagree | 8 (9) |
| For stable patients who must travel long distances to attend a methadone clinic (N = 83) | |
| Strongly agree | 17 (21) |
| Agree | 35 (42) |
| Neutral | 15 (18) |
| Disagree | 10 (12) |
| Strongly disagree | 6 (7) |
| Rarely, if ever, because they lack the knowledge and skill to prescribe safely (N = 83) | |
| Strongly agree | 7 (8) |
| Agree | 23 (28) |
| Neutral | 16 (19) |
| Disagree | 29 (35) |
| Strongly disagree | 8 (10) |