Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline
| Characteristic | MOUD-only (N=206) | MOUD+A-CHESS (N=208) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Female | 92 | 44.7 | 95 | 45.7 |
| Racea | ||||
| American Indian | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | <1 |
| American Indian, Black | 0 | 0 | 1 | <1 |
| American Indian, Black, White | 1 | <1 | 1 | <1 |
| American Indian, White | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Asian, Black | 1 | <1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian, White | 1 | <1 | 0 | 0 |
| Black | 1 | <1 | 0 | 0 |
| Black, White | 6 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.0 |
| White | 189 | 91.7 | 200 | 96.2 |
| Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 8.3 | 21 | 10.1 |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Less than high school | 62 | 30.1 | 68 | 32.7 |
| High school diploma or GED | 86 | 41.7 | 76 | 36.5 |
| 2-year degree or above | 58 | 28.2 | 64 | 30.8 |
| Pretreatment living arrangement | ||||
| Alone | 34 | 16.5 | 34 | 16.3 |
| With others | 165 | 80.1 | 159 | 76.4 |
| Sober house/ treatment | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 4.3 |
| Homeless | 1 | <1 | 5 | 2.4 |
| Not currently employed | 161 | 78.2 | 152 | 73.1 |
| Married | 125 | 60.7 | 112 | 53.8 |
| Coping with other mental health problems or issues | 141 | 68.4 | 150 | 72.1 |
| History of treatment for chronic pain | 73 | 35.4 | 66 | 31.7 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 37.07 | 9.89 | 37.35 | 10.22 |
| Age (years) when began regular use of opioids | 23.86 | 7.55 | 24.32 | 7.74 |
| Number times in treatment for opioids use | 7.17 | 12.27 | 7.19 | 11.37 |
| Pain (0=no pain, 10=very severe) | 3.93 | 2.73 | 3.64 | 2.75 |
a
1 person in MOUD+A-CHESS did not respond.