Umbricht-Schneiter A, Ginn D H, Pabst K M, Bigelow G E
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Md.
Am J Public Health. 1994 Feb;84(2):207-10. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.2.207.
Intravenous drug users are at high risk for medical illness, yet many are medically underserved. Most methadone treatment programs have insufficient resources to provide medical care. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of providing medical care at a methadone clinic site vs referral to another site.
Patients with any of four target medical conditions were randomized into an on-site group offered medical care at the methadone treatment clinic and a referred group offered medical care at a nearby clinic. Entry to treatment and use of medical services were analyzed.
Of 161 intravenous drug users evaluated, 75 (47%) had one or more of the target medical conditions. Fifty-one were randomized. In the on-site group (n = 25), 92% received medical treatment; in the referred group (n = 26), only 35% received treatment.
Providing medical care at a methadone treatment program site is more effective than the usual referral procedure and is a valuable public health intervention.
静脉吸毒者面临较高的患病风险,但许多人在医疗服务方面未得到充分满足。大多数美沙酮治疗项目资源不足,无法提供医疗服务。本研究的目的是测试在美沙酮诊所提供医疗服务与转介到其他地点相比的疗效。
患有四种目标医疗状况中任何一种的患者被随机分为在美沙酮治疗诊所接受医疗服务的现场组和在附近诊所接受医疗服务的转介组。对治疗的进入情况和医疗服务的使用情况进行了分析。
在评估的161名静脉吸毒者中,75人(47%)患有一种或多种目标医疗状况。51人被随机分组。在现场组(n = 25)中,92%的人接受了医疗治疗;在转介组(n = 26)中,只有35%的人接受了治疗。
在美沙酮治疗项目地点提供医疗服务比通常的转介程序更有效,是一项有价值的公共卫生干预措施。