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Table 4 Measures

From: The Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START) study: protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention to improve initiation of medication and linkage to post-discharge care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder

Variable

Measure

Data source

Sociodemographics

 Age, sex (assigned at birth), gender identity, hispanic ethnicity, race, housing status

N/A

Eligibility screener

 Marital status, income, education and insurance type

N/A

Baseline interview

Mental health status and symptoms

 Prior psychiatric diagnosis (bipolar disorder or schizophrenia)

N/A

Eligibility screener

 Prior psychiatric hospitalization

 Depression (9 items)

PHQ-9 [106, 107]; GAD-7 [108,109,110]

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up

 Anxiety (7 items)

Social support

 Social support: family, friends, significant other (6 items; 2 each scale)

Modified multidimensional scale of perceived social support [111]

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up

Medical symptoms/treatment

 Overdoses (lifetime, past 3 mos)

N/A

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up; EMR

 Primary and secondary diagnosis (inpatient stay)

Medical or mental health conditions as determined by the inpatient physician

EMR

 Pain intensity and duration

PEG [112]

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up

Length of hospital stay

Days in hospital

EMR

Substance use treatment history

 Ever used MOUD; times started an MOUD; type of MOUD; other treatment

N/A

Eligibility screener

Recent substance use treatment utilization; opinions; consequences; stigma

 SUD treatment utilization

Adapted from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) [113]

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up (validation through follow-up with service provider)

 Healthcare utilization (ER, inpatient, outpatient) related to SUD (5 items)

Adapted from Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) [114]

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up

 Opinions about MOUD

Adapted opinions about MAT (OAMAT) [115]

Baseline interview

 Severity of substance use

PROMIS

Baseline interview

1-month follow-up

 Patient experience of stigma

Adapted from Grosso et al. [116]

Baseline interview

 Patient experience of chronic illness care (11 items)

Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) [117]

1-month Follow-up

 Criminal justice involvement

Locally developed

Baseline interview

Intervention—related

 Intervention “dose”; exposure

Amount time spent with patient number of encounters with patient

START registry (Deidentified)

 Therapeutic alliance

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) [118]

1-month follow-up (START only)

 Satisfaction with START intervention

Locally developed

1-month follow-up (START only)