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Primary care models to improve opioid use disorders outcomes
Summary of the evidence
Primary care-based models for opioid substitution treatment were analysed in a systematic review (Legisetty et al., 2017, 35 studies) to identify models' structures and processes associated
with improved patient outcomes. While some models, namely multidisciplinary and coordinated care delivery models were common to most studies and showed positive association with some outcomes, overall the review could not find a significant correlation between models and/or components in:
- improving patients' treatment outcomes