Pilot Study 3: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Utilization among Philadelphia Recovery Home Residents with Opioid Use Disorder: A Feasibility Study of Resident and House-Level Factors
Study Director: Jennifer Miles, PhD, is an instructor at Rutgers University’s Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.
I-STARR Mentor: mPI Carmen Masson, PhD.
Study Overview: Jennifer is conducting a feasibility study examining medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) utilization among Philadelphia Recovery Home residents. The study aims to describe inner contextual factors related to resident MOUD use, characterize residents’ MOUD utilization patterns during their first 90 days, and examine associations between resident MOUD use and recovery home organizational factors.

Approach: This multilevel longitudinal retrospective cohort study combines primary survey data from 26 recovery home operators with secondary Medicaid claims data from approximately 200 residents. The study uses the exploration, preparation, implementation and sustainment (EPIS) framework and employs group-based trajectory modeling to identify distinct MOUD utilization patterns.
Innovations: The study provides a novel contribution by incorporating Medicaid claims into a study of MOUD utilization among recovery home residents. Key innovations include studying Philadelphia’s unique recovery home system that requires MOUD acceptance, linking secondary administrative data with primary survey data for multilevel assessment, and applying group-based trajectory modeling to identify longitudinal utilization patterns rather than traditional binary measures.
Watch an interview with Jennifer to learn more.
Presentations and Presentations:
Forthcoming.
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