Original research
by
Lintzeris, Nicholas et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
Australia
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Describes Covid-related changed to treatment & preliminary analysis of the association with patients' substance use and well-being.
Findings/Key points
These preliminary findings suggest that the modified model of care continued to provide safe and effective treatment, during the pandemic. Notably, there was no association between more TAD and significant increases in substance use.
Design/methods
n=429 A pre-post comparison of treatment conditions and patient self-reported outcomes using data extracted from electronic medical records in the 5 months before (December 2019–April 2020) and after (May 2020–September 2020) changes were implemented in three public treatment services in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
Keywords
Evidence base
Harm reduction
Safer supply
Advocacy
About prescribers
Outcomes
