TY - JOUR
AU - J. M. Herczyk
AU - K. J. Zullig
AU - S. M. Davis
AU - J. Mallow
AU - G. R. Hobbs
AU - D. M. Davidov
AU - L. R. Lander
AU - L. Theeke
A1 - 
AB - Elevated mental illness prevalence complicates efforts designed to address the opioid crisis in Appalachia. The recovery community acknowledges that loneliness impacts mood and engagement in care factors; however, the predictive relationship between loneliness and retention in medication-assisted outpatient treatment programs has not been explored. Our objectives were to identify associations between mental health factors and retention in treatment and elucidate treatment retention odds. Data were collected from eighty participants (n = 57 retained, n = 23 not retained) of a mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) intervention for individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in Appalachia. Loneliness, depression, and anxiety did not differ between the retained and not retained, nor did they predict not being retained; however, mindfulness was significantly lower among those not retained in treatment compared to those retained (OR = 0.956, 95% CI (0.912-1.00), and p < 0.05). Preliminary findings provide evidence for mindfulness training integration as part of effective treatment, with aims to further elucidate the effectiveness of mindfulness therapies on symptom reduction in co-occurring mental health disorders, loneliness, and MOUD treatment retention.
AD - Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.;Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.;School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.;Department of Statistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.;Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.;School of Nursing, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
AN - 37623157
BT - Int J Environ Res Public Health
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce
CP - 16
DA - Aug 13
DO - 10.3390/ijerph20166571
DP - NLM
ET - 20230813
IS - 16
JF - Int J Environ Res Public Health
LA - eng
N2 - Elevated mental illness prevalence complicates efforts designed to address the opioid crisis in Appalachia. The recovery community acknowledges that loneliness impacts mood and engagement in care factors; however, the predictive relationship between loneliness and retention in medication-assisted outpatient treatment programs has not been explored. Our objectives were to identify associations between mental health factors and retention in treatment and elucidate treatment retention odds. Data were collected from eighty participants (n = 57 retained, n = 23 not retained) of a mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) intervention for individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in Appalachia. Loneliness, depression, and anxiety did not differ between the retained and not retained, nor did they predict not being retained; however, mindfulness was significantly lower among those not retained in treatment compared to those retained (OR = 0.956, 95% CI (0.912-1.00), and p < 0.05). Preliminary findings provide evidence for mindfulness training integration as part of effective treatment, with aims to further elucidate the effectiveness of mindfulness therapies on symptom reduction in co-occurring mental health disorders, loneliness, and MOUD treatment retention.
PY - 2023
SN - 1661-7827 (Print);1660-4601
ST - Association of Loneliness and Mindfulness in Substance Use Treatment Retention
T1 - Association of Loneliness and Mindfulness in Substance Use Treatment Retention
T2 - Int J Environ Res Public Health
TI - Association of Loneliness and Mindfulness in Substance Use Treatment Retention
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.3390/ijerph20166571
VL - 20
VO - 1661-7827 (Print);1660-4601
Y1 - 2023
ER -