Self-help groups and opioid use disorder treatment: An investigation using a machine learning-assisted robust causal inference framework.

Journal: International journal of medical informatics
PMID: 38964004

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the impact of participation in self-help groups on treatment completion among individuals undergoing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment. Given the suboptimal adherence and retention rates for MOUD, this research seeks to examine the association between treatment completion and patient-level factors. Specifically, we evaluated the causal relationship between self-help group participation and treatment completion for patients undergoing MOUD.

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  • Sahil Shikalgar
    Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02135, USA.
  • Scott G Weiner
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, NH-226, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • Gary J Young
    Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Md Noor-E-Alam
    Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.

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