Table 2.
Types and frequency of healthcare utilization at health center while receiving buprenorphine maintenance therapy (N=266)
| Medical visits* | |
| Number of patients who had at least 1 medical visit, (%) | 241 (90.6) |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for those who had at least 1 medical visit, (range) | 1.7 (0.07 to 6.9) |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for the total cohort, (range) | 1.6 (0.0 to 6.9) |
| Behavioral Health visits* | |
| Number of patients who had at least 1 behavioral health visit, (%) | 150 (56.3) |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for those who had at least 1 behavioral health visit, (range) | 1.6 (0.05 to 8.0) |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for the total cohort, (range) | 0.9 (0.0 to 8.0) |
| Substance Abuse Counseling visits* | |
| Number of patients who had at least 1 substance abuse counseling visit, (%) | 141 (53.0) |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for those who had at least 1 substance abuse counseling visit, (range) | 1.2 (0.05 to 4.3) |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for the total cohort, (range) | 0.6 (0.0 to 4.3) |
| All visits* | |
| Mean number of visits per month of BMT for the total cohort, (range) | 3.1 (0.5 to 8.3) |
If individuals stayed in treatment for less than a month, the total number of visits was set to one month
BMT: buprenorphine maintenance therapy