A major barrier for the uptake of evidence-based interventions to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in the US, especially in rural regions, is stigma, which occurs at many levels, including that of the patient and provider. A shared decision making aid is an evidence-based method for increasing engagement and knowledge of both patients and providers, potentially democratizing treatment decisions, especially in stigmatized conditions. The investigators propose to adapt and pilot a decision aid for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and harm reduction in two hospitals in rural Missouri to evaluate whether this reduces stigma in both patients and providers.
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Patient Internalized Stigma Towards Medicaid for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUDs) Over the Course of the Project
Timeframe: 3 months