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Influence of patient trust in provider and health literacy on receipt of guideline-concordant chronic opioid therapy in HIV care settings.

Williams EC, Frost MC, Lodi S, Forman LS, Lira MC, Tsui JI, Lunze K, Kim T, Liebschutz JM, Rio CD, Samet JH. Influence of patient trust in provider and health literacy on receipt of guideline-concordant chronic opioid therapy in HIV care settings. Journal of opioid management. 2023 Jan 1; 19(5):385-393.

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: Persons with HIV (PWH) frequently receive opioids for pain. Health literacy and trust in provider may impact patient-provider communication, and thus receipt of guideline-concordant opioid monitoring. We analyzed baseline data of HIV-positive patients on chronic opioid therapy (COT) in a trial to improve guideline-concordant COT in HIV clinics. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Two hospital-based safetynet HIV clinics in Boston and Atlanta. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: A cohort of patients who were 18 years, HIV-positive, had received 3 opioid prescriptions from a study site 21 days apart within a 6-month period during the prior year and had 1 visit at the HIV clinic in the prior 18 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Adjusted logistic regression models examined whether health literacy and trust in provider (scale scored 11-55, higher indicates more trust) were associated with: (1) 2 urine drug tests (UDTs) and (2) presence of an opioid treatment agreement. RESULTS: Among 166 PWH, mean trust in provider was 47.4 (SD 6.6); 117 (70 percent) had adequate health literacy. Fifty patients (30 percent) had 2 UDTs and 20 (12 percent) had a treatment agreement. The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for a one-point increase in trust in provider was 0.97 for having 2 UDTs (95 percent CI 0.92-1.02) and 1.03 for opioid treatment agreement (95 percent CI 0.95-1.12). The aOR for adequate health literacy was 0.89 for having 2 UDTs (95 percent CI 0.42-1.88) and 1.66 for an opioid treatment agreement (95 percent CI 0.52-5.31). CONCLUSIONS: Health literacy and trust in provider were not associated with chronic opioid therapy quality outcomes.




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