Table 2 Item totals, median and range, for each level of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) use (None: n = 148, Partial: n = 32, Complete: n = 75), unadjusted (IRR) and adjusted incidence rate ratios (AIRR) comparing use of primary healthcare services across different levels of post-release OAT use
Outcome | Total counta | Median (range) | IRR (95%CI) | p-value | AIRRb (95%CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Standard consultations | 697 | 2 (0–30) |  |  |  |  |
  OAT: None | 227 | 1 (0–15) | REF |  | REF |  |
  OAT: Partial | 127 | 3.5 (0–19) | 2.71 (1.73–4.26) |  < 0.001 | 3.02 (1.88–4.86) |  < 0.001 |
  OAT: Complete | 343 | 4 (0–30) | 3.33 (2.39–4.66) |  < 0.001 | 3.66 (2.57–5.23) |  < 0.001 |
2. Extended consultations | 194 | 0 (0–10) |  |  |  |  |
  OAT: None | 82 | 0 (0–10) | REF |  | REF |  |
  OAT: Partial | 33 | 1 (0–4) | 2.07 (1.17–3.66) | 0.012 | 2.56 (1.41–4.67) | 0.002 |
  OAT: Complete | 79 | 1 (0–8) | 2.19 (1.43–3.36) |  < 0.001 | 2.55 (1.60–4.07) |  < 0.001 |
3. Mental health consultations | 136 | 0 (0–7) |  |  |  |  |
  OAT: None | 57 | 0 (0–7) | REF |  | REF |  |
  OAT: Partial | 27 | 0 (0–7) | 2.20 (1.19–4.06) | 0.012 | 2.71 (1.42–5.20) | 0.003 |
  OAT: Complete | 52 | 0 (0–6) | 2.00 (1.24–3.23) | 0.004 | 2.27 (1.33–3.87) | 0.003 |
4. After-hours consultations | 86 | 0 (0–9) |  |  |  |  |
  OAT: None | 29 | 0 (0–4) | REF |  | REF |  |
  OAT: Partial | 26 | 0 (0–6) | 4.85 (2.49–9.47) |  < 0.001 | 4.61 (2.24–9.48) |  < 0.001 |
  OAT: Complete | 31 | 0 (0–9) | 2.22 (1.23–4.01) | 0.008 | 1.56 (0.78–3.10) | 0.207 |
5. Pathology items | 353 | 0 (0–26) |  |  |  |  |
  OAT: None | 153 | 0 (0–10) | REF |  | REF |  |
  OAT: Partial | 37 | 0 (0–7) | 1.24 (0.72–2.12) | 0.434 | 1.26 (0.71–2.23) | 0.426 |
  OAT: Complete | 163 | 0 (0–26) | 2.51 (1.74–3.62) |  < 0.001 | 2.30 (1.52–3.48) |  < 0.001 |