Table 2 Knowledge of and Comfort with OUD and MOUD among MOUD non-initiators and initiators
Total (N = 143) | Non-Initiators n (%) N = 65 | Initiators n (%) N = 78 | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge: proportion participants answering correctly | ||||
Bupeb can be used to treat withdrawal | 119 (83) | 50 (77) | 69 (89) | 0.066 |
Bupe ceiling effect | 92 (64) | 34 (52) | 58 (74) | 0.006c |
Bupe waiver required to dispense in bupe in hospital | 61 (43) | 21 (32) | 40 (51) | 0.022 |
Methadone medication interactions | 69 (48) | 22 (34) | 47 (60) | 0.002c |
Methadone legality of dispensing > 30 mg | 56 (39) | 25 (38) | 31 (40) | 0.876 |
Changing methadone dose for patients enrolled in program | 72 (50) | 29 (45) | 43 (55) | 0.211 |
Comfort: proportion participants "comfortable" or "very comfortable" with | ||||
Diagnosing opioid withdrawal | 81 (57) | 36 (55) | 45 (58) | 0.782 |
Diagnosing OUD | 82 (57) | 33 (51) | 49 (63) | 0.147 |
Counseling about bupe | 47 (33) | 17 (26) | 30 (38) | 0.119 |
Initiating bupe | 25 (17) | 9 (14) | 16 (21) | 0.296 |
Titrating bupe | 35 (24) | 14 (22) | 21 (27) | 0.456 |
Writing a bupe discharge prescription | 32 (22) | 10 (15) | 22 (28) | 0.067 |
Referring to bupe | 87 (61) | 41 (63) | 46 (59) | 0.617 |
Counseling about methadone | 70 (49) | 26 (40) | 44 (56) | 0.051 |
Initiating methadone | 39 (27) | 10 (15) | 29 (37) | 0.004d |
Titrating methadone | 36 (25) | 14 (22) | 22 (28) | 0.360 |
Referring to methadone | 102 (71) | 46 (71) | 56 (72) | 0.893 |