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Table 2 Intervention characteristics and individual characteristics

From: Clinical leaders and providers’ perspectives on delivering medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder in Veteran Affairs’ facilities

 

Baseline, %

Follow-up, %

 

n

Strongly disagree/Disagree

Neither Agree or Disagree

Strongly agree/Agree

n

Strongly disagree/Disagree

Neither Agree or Disagree

Strongly agree/Agree

p-valued

Intervention Characteristics

 Delivering medications (buprenorphine or naltrexone) to treat OUD in my clinic:

  Is important

54

1.8

0.0

94.7

57

1.6

4.9

86.9

0.16

  Will save livesb

54

0.0

3.6

92.8

57

0.0

4.9

88.5

0.39

  Is time consumingb

52

28.6

26.8

37.5

57

26.2

32.8

34.5

0.66

  Detracts from my clinical responsibilities

53

50.7

19.6

14.3

56

52.5

24.6

14.8

0.87

  Is more dangerous than management of other chronic conditionsb

53

67.8

10.7

16.1

57

68.9

18.0

6.6

0.10

  Is supported by randomized clinical trials or other scientific evidencea

54

1.9

13.0

85.2

57

1.8

8.8

89.5

0.60

  Is consistent with clinical practices that have been accepted by VA patientsa

54

3.7

11.1

85.2

57

3.5

19.3

78.2

0.20

  Can be integrated into my clinic’s procedures and workflowa

54

7.1

14.3

75.0

56

8.2

14.8

68.9

0.64

Individual Characteristics

 Indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with the following statements:

  The risk of patients diverting these medications is too highc

54

64.8

22.2

13.0

58

56.9

32.8

10.3

0.76

  1. Beliefs about Delivering Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
  2. OUD opioid use disorder, VA Veteran’s Administration
  3. *p < .05
  4. aItem is from the Organizational Readiness to Change Assessment questionnaire
  5. bItem based on Wakeman and Barnett, 2018.19
  6. cItem adapted from Netherland, Botsko, Egan, et al., 2009.20
  7. dBased on odds of responding Agree/Strongly Agree relative to other responses. Adjusted for gender and prescriber status and clustered on regional network