{"id":180,"date":"2020-08-22T16:12:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T16:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwtest.pharmacy.wisc.edu\/faculty\/wenthur-lab\/?p=180"},"modified":"2025-06-13T16:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:14:23","slug":"naloxone-acceptance-by-outpatient-veterans-a-risk-prioritized-telephone-outreach-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharmacy.wisc.edu\/faculty\/wenthur-lab\/2020\/08\/22\/naloxone-acceptance-by-outpatient-veterans-a-risk-prioritized-telephone-outreach-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Naloxone acceptance by outpatient veterans: A risk-prioritized telephone outreach event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abstract<\/h2>\r\n

Background<\/h3>\r\nOpioid overdose<\/a>\u00a0is a major public health concern in the United States.\u00a0Naloxone<\/a>\u00a0education and distribution can decrease the risk of overdose deaths. A previous study showed that a longitudinal, multi-attempt telephone intervention by a single pharmacy resident was effective for distributing naloxone to a high-risk veteran population.\r\n

Objectives<\/h3>\r\nThe purpose of this project was to investigate whether a team-based, single-attempt telephone outreach event is effective for distributing naloxone to at-risk outpatient veterans.\r\n

Methods<\/h3>\r\nThe Risk Index for Overdose or Serious Opioid-Induced\u00a0Respiratory Depression<\/a>\u00a0(RIOSORD) tool was used to identify patients with risk class \u22654. Pharmacy trainees contacted 164 patients and offered naloxone. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with RIOSORD risk class \u22654 who had naloxone before versus after the intervention.\r\n

Results<\/h3>\r\nThe proportion of patients with RIOSORD class \u22654 who had a naloxone kit before and after the event was 0.28 and 0.63, respectively (difference = 0.35, p < 1 \u00d7 10\u22126<\/sup>). Per-protocol analysis showed that of 164 patients contacted, 67% were reached (n = 109) and 80 patients accepted naloxone, corresponding to a 73% acceptance rate for those reached.\r\n

Conclusions<\/h3>\r\nA team-based telephone outreach event is an effective method for distributing naloxone to at-risk outpatient veterans.\r\n\r\n \r\n

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