Six-month outcomes of the HOPE smartphone application designed to support treatment with medications for opioid use disorder and piloted during an early statewide COVID-19 lockdown

Original research
by
Hodges, Jacqueline et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Yes

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

Following user-centered development and testing phases, a multi-feature smartphone application called HOPE (Heal. Overcome. Persist. Endure) was piloted in a small cohort of patients receiving MOUD and at high risk of disengagement in care at an office-based opioid treatment clinic in Central Virginia.

Findings/Key points

Of the 25 participants in the HOPE pilot study, a majority were retained in care at 6 months (56%).

Design/methods

25 participants

Keywords

About PWUD
Digital health
Outcomes