Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA.
Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Feb;26(2):160-173. doi: 10.1111/acem.13545. Epub 2018 Oct 3.
Rising rates of opioid overdose deaths require innovative programs to prevent and reduce opioid-related morbidity and mortality. This study evaluates adoption, utilization, and maintenance of an emergency department (ED) take-home naloxone and peer recovery coach consultation program for ED patients at risk of opioid overdose.
Using a Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework, we conducted a retrospective provider survey and electronic medical record (EMR) review to evaluate implementation of a naloxone distribution and peer recovery coach consultation program at two EDs. Provider adoption was measured by self-report using a novel survey instrument. EMRs of discharged ED patients at risk for opioid overdose were reviewed in three time periods: preimplementation, postimplementation, and maintenance. Primary study outcomes were take-home naloxone provision and recovery coach consultation. Secondary study outcome was referral to treatment. Chi-square analysis was used for study period comparisons. Logistic regression was conducted to examine utilization moderators. Poisson regression modeled utilization changes over time.
Most providers reported utilization (72.8%, 83/114): 95.2% (79/83) provided take-home naloxone and 85.5% (71/83) consulted a recovery coach. There were 555 unique patients treated and discharged during the study periods: 131 preimplementation, 376 postimplementation, and 48 maintenance. Postimplementation provision of take-home naloxone increased from none to more than one-third (35.4%, p < 0.001), one-third received consultation with a recovery coach (33.1%, 45/136), and discharge with referral to treatment increased from 9.16% to 20.74% (p = 0.003). Take-home naloxone provision and recovery coach consultation did not depreciate over time.
ED naloxone distribution and consultation of a community-based peer recovery coach are feasible and acceptable and can be maintained over time.
阿片类药物过量致死率不断上升,这要求我们采取创新方案,预防和减少阿片类药物相关的发病率和死亡率。本研究评估了在有阿片类药物过量风险的急诊科(ED)患者中实施 ED 纳洛酮携带计划和同伴康复教练咨询项目的采用、使用和维持情况。
本研究使用了“实施有效性可及性扩散维持性(RE-AIM)”框架,通过回顾性调查医务人员并查阅电子病历(EMR),评估了在两家 ED 实施纳洛酮分发和同伴康复教练咨询项目的情况。医务人员的采用情况通过使用新型调查工具进行自我报告来衡量。对有阿片类药物过量风险的出院 ED 患者的 EMR 进行了三个时间段的回顾:实施前、实施后和维持阶段。主要研究结果是携带纳洛酮出院和接受康复教练咨询。次要研究结果是转介至治疗。采用卡方检验进行研究期间比较。Logistic 回归分析用于检查利用度的调节因素。泊松回归模型用于随时间变化的利用度变化建模。
大多数医务人员报告了利用率(72.8%,83/114):95.2%(79/83)提供了携带纳洛酮出院,85.5%(71/83)咨询了康复教练。在研究期间共治疗和出院了 555 名患者:131 名在实施前,376 名在实施后,48 名在维持阶段。实施后携带纳洛酮出院的比例从无到超过三分之一(35.4%,p<0.001),三分之一的人接受了康复教练咨询(33.1%,45/136),出院时转介至治疗的比例从 9.16%增加到 20.74%(p=0.003)。携带纳洛酮出院和康复教练咨询没有随时间减少。
ED 纳洛酮分发和社区基础同伴康复教练咨询是可行且可接受的,可以随着时间的推移而维持。