At a glance
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Continuing Care Following Drug Abuse Treatment: Linkage With Primary Care
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Linkage patient activation intervention for Substance Abuse and 3 related conditions. Active but no longer recruiting, targeting 504 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This component of a larger Center of Research Excellence Grant improves treatment for drug abuse by developing effective linkages between specialty drug treatment and primary health care.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Usual Care plus Linkage encompassed Usual Care with the exception that the six 45-min Linkage patient activation education groups replaced the six 45-min Usual Care medical education groups, plus a linkage phone call (and/or a facilitated email) with the patient, clinician, and Primary Care physician. The patient activation intervention components -- 1) six 45-min Linkage sessions on activation regarding overall health behaviors and 2) a linkage phone call (and/or a facilitated email) with the patient, clinician, and PC physician -- were delivered by a clinical psychologist.