Table 2 Willingness to use various device interventions for opioid use harm reduction among study participants
Question | Likely (%) | Unlikely (%) | N total |
|---|---|---|---|
Would you be willing to use a device that would help detect if you are suffering an opioid overdose and be able to give you a dose of a medication to treat the overdose | 69 (76%) | 22 (24%) | 91 |
While you are taking opioids, how likely would you be to wear each device? | |||
A device that senses opioid overdose | 70 (73%) | 26 (27%) | 96 |
A device that indicates the wearer is at risk of opioid overdose, like a medical ID | 66 (69%) | 29 (31%) | 95 |
A device that straps naloxone to the body for a bystander to administer | 52 (54%) | 44 (46%) | 96 |
A device that senses opioid overdose and administers naloxone, if needed | 64 (67%) | 32 (33%) | 96 |
A device that alerts medical first responders that you have overdosed | 68 (71%) | 28 (29%) | 96 |
A device that alerts bystander you may have overdosed | 60 (63%) | 35 (37%) | 95 |
A device that monitors your vital signs | 73 (77%) | 22 (23%) | 95 |
For a wearable device to sense opioid overdose, how likely would you be to wear each device? | |||
A necklace | 48 (51%) | 46 (49%) | 94 |
A cannula (e.g., small tube under your nose) | 12 (13%) | 84 (88%) | 96 |
Skin patch on chest | 42 (44%) | 54 (56%) | 96 |
Skin patch on upper arm | 53 (55%) | 43 (45%) | 96 |
Watch-appearing bracelet | 72 (77%) | 22 (23%) | 94 |
Wrist bracelet | 69 (73%) | 26 (27%) | 95 |
Shoulder strap | 21 (41%) | 30 (59%) | 51 |
Thigh strap | 15 (31%) | 33 (69%) | 48 |
Chest strap | 22 (23%) | 72 (77%) | 94 |
Glasses | 24 (26%) | 70 (74%) | 94 |
Knee brace | 16 (33%) | 32 (67%) | 48 |
Ankle strap | 44 (46%) | 52 (54%) | 96 |