Title |
Patient and clinician's ratings of improvement in methadone-maintained patients: Differing perspectives?
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Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, August 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-8-23 |
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Authors |
Joan Trujols, Núria Siñol, Ioseba Iraurgi, Francisca Batlle, Joan Guàrdia, José Pérez de los Cobos |
Abstract |
In the last few years there seems to be an emerging interest for including the patients' perspective in assessing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), with treatment satisfaction surveys being the most commonly-used method of incorporating this point of view. The present study considers the perspective of patients on MMT when assessing the outcomes of this treatment, acknowledging the validity of this approach as an indicator. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the concordance between improvement assessment performed by two members of the clinical staff (a psychiatrist and a nurse) and assessment carried out by MMT patients themselves. |
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