Hendy Lauren, Olguin Amanda, Jimes Cynthia, Barrett Eileen, Coffey M Justin, Lira Marlene C
Workit Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Telemed J E Health. 2025 Aug;31(8):1039-1046. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0598. Epub 2025 Mar 27.
Telehealth has grown as a common treatment modality for substance use disorders following expanded telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth can increase access to treatment in rural areas, where there are limited local addiction providers. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adults in telehealth treatment for opioid use disorder and compared satisfaction with care and provider-patient relationship quality between participants in rural and nonrural areas. Respondents scored a mean of 4.51 ± 0.694 on the Telemedicine Satisfaction Questionnaire (range: 1-5) and 27.12 ± 5.633 on the Provider-Patient Depth of Relationship Questionnaire (range: 0-32), indicating high overall satisfaction and a deep provider-patient relationship. There were no significant differences based on rural residence. Based on high patient satisfaction, our findings support the future expansion of telemedicine treatment platforms across rural and nonrural areas to address the substantial unmet need for substance use treatment across the United States.
在新冠疫情期间远程医疗灵活性扩大之后，远程医疗已发展成为治疗物质使用障碍的一种常见方式。远程医疗可以增加农村地区的治疗机会，因为这些地区当地的成瘾治疗提供者有限。我们对接受远程医疗治疗阿片类物质使用障碍的成年人进行了一项横断面调查，并比较了农村和非农村地区参与者对护理的满意度以及医患关系质量。受访者在远程医疗满意度问卷上的平均得分为4.51±0.694（范围：1 - 5），在医患关系深度问卷上的平均得分为27.12±5.633（范围：0 - 32），表明总体满意度较高且医患关系深厚。基于农村居住情况没有显著差异。基于患者的高满意度，我们的研究结果支持未来在农村和非农村地区扩大远程医疗治疗平台，以满足美国各地对物质使用治疗大量未得到满足的需求。
