Premium
Conceptual framework for telehealth strategies to increase family involvement in treatment and recovery for youth opioid use disorder
Author(s) -
Hogue Aaron,
Bobek Molly,
Levy Sharon,
Henderson Craig E.,
Fishman Marc,
Becker Sara J.,
Dauber Sarah,
Porter Nicole,
Wenzel Kevin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/jmft.12499
Subject(s) - telehealth , opioid use disorder , psychological intervention , outreach , family therapy , intervention (counseling) , coaching , psychology , buprenorphine , asynchronous communication , peer support , the internet , applied psychology , medical education , telemedicine , nursing , medicine , psychotherapist , psychiatry , computer science , opioid , health care , world wide web , computer network , receptor , political science , law , economics , economic growth
With opioid use at crisis levels, it is imperative to support youth ages with opioid use disorders (OUD) in taking medication and accessing behavioral services over long periods. This article presents a conceptual framework for telehealth strategies that can be adopted to increase family involvement across a four‐stage continuum of youth OUD treatment and recovery: Treatment Preparation, Treatment Initiation, Treatment Stabilization, OUD Recovery. It first identifies provider‐delivered tele‐interventions that can enhance OUD services in each of the four stages, including family outreach, family engagement, family‐focused intervention, and family‐focused recovery maintenance. It then introduces several types of direct‐to‐family tele‐supports that can be used to supplement provider‐delivered interventions. These include both synchronous tele‐supports (remote interactions that occur in real time) such as helplines, peer‐to‐peer coaching, and online support groups; and asynchronous tele‐supports (communications that occur without participants being simultaneously present) such as automated text messaging, self‐directed internet‐based courses, and digital web support.