Table 2 Patient viewpoints on OMT
Items | Strongly agree % (n) | Agree % (n) | Agreement (strongly agree + disagree) % | Disagree % (n) | Strongly disagree % (n) | Disagreement (strongly agree + disagree) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OMT efficacy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MTD more efficacious than HDB | 54 (108) | 25.5 (51) | 79.5 | 12.0 (24) | 8.5 (17) | 20.5 |
OMT efficacy mainly for withdrawal symptoms | 60.4 (142) | 31.2 (73) | 91.6 | 5.9 (14) | 2.5 (6) | 8.4 |
Global better health since OMT | 51.7 (123) | 34.8 (83) | 86.6 | 10.5 (25) | 2.9 (7) | 13.4 |
OMT has changed lots of things in my life | 56.9 (136) | 35.9 (86) | 92.8 | 5.8 (14) | 1.4 (3) | 7.2 |
OMT has induced health disorders | 2.9 (7) | 8.5 (20) | 11.4 | 31.7 (75) | 56.9 (135) | 88.6 |
OMT has enabled me to stop heroin | 63.8 (148) | 25.0 (58) | 88.8 | 6.1 (14) | 5.1 (12) | 11.2 |
OMT objectives | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Objective is to stop heroin | 78.8 (186) | 13.9 (33) | 92.7 | 2.1 (5) | 5.2 (1) | 7.3 |
Objective is to prevent relapse | 73.1 (174) | 20.6 (49) | 93.7 | 2.1 (5) | 4.2 (10) | 6.7 |
Stopping OMT not an objective for me | 10.0 (24) | 14.2 (34) | 24.2 | 26.4 (63) | 49.4 (118) | 75.6 |
OMT considered as a treatment or a drug | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
OMT is treatment of a chronic disorder | 23.2 (54) | 39.0 (91) | 62.2 | 18.1 (42) | 19.7 (46) | 37.8 |
OMT important in public health to reduce risks for drug PWUD | 62.7 (150) | 31.4 (75) | 94.1 | 1.7 (4) | 4.2 (10) | 5.9 |
OMT is drug replacement | 13.6 (32) | 27.4 (65) | 41.0 | 38.8 (92) | 20.2 (48) | 59 |
Pharmaceutical presentation involves risk of misuse (VN, IV) | 17.1 (40) | 31.7 (74) | 48.8 | 26.3 (61) | 24.9 (58) | 51.1 |
OMT is a drug | 16.8 (40) | 27.8 (66) | 45.6 | 26.7 (63) | 28.7 (68) | 55.4 |
OMT is a treatment like any other | 32.5 (78) | 25 (60) | 57.5 | 25 (60) | 17.5 (42) | 42.5 |
OMT and relationships with health professionals and relatives | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Have felt judged by relatives/OMT | 27.8 (65) | 36.7 (86) | 64.5 | 17.1 (40) | 18.4 (43) | 35.5 |
OMT delivery in a pharmacy seen as a legal "deal" | 10.2 (24) | 16.9 (40) | 27.1 | 32.6 (77) | 40.3 (95) | 72.9 |
Have felt judged by a health professional | 21.7 (52) | 29.7 (71) | 51.4 | 20.5 (49) | 28.1 (67) | 48.6 |
Feelings that health professional are not well informed on OMT | 28.4 (67) | 33.4 (79) | 61.8 | 19.6 (46) | 18.6 (44) | 38.2 |
Pharmacist provides important support in follow up | 25.4 (60) | 35.4 (84) | 60.8 | 20.2 (48) | 19.0 (45) | 39.3 |
Physician prescribing OMT provides important support in follow up | 63.0 (150) | 31.1 (74) | 94.1 | 4.6 (11) | 1.3 (3) | 5.9 |