Table 4.
Comparison of healthcare resource utilization of Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder receiving opioid Agonist Therapy options
| (A) Methadone Only | (B) Buprenorphine only | (C) Buprenorphine and Methadone* | Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (B) Vs (A) | (C) Vs (A) | (B) Vs (C) | ||||
| N= 6252 | N=5670 | N= 2513 | ||||
| Percent | Percent | Percent | Risk Ratio | Risk Ratio | Risk Ratio | |
| Any Mental Health Inpatient Treatment | 15.63 | 18.61 | 20.61 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 0.90 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Cohens d | Cohens d | Cohens d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Department Visits | 2.04 (3.79) | 1.66 (3.14) | 1.79 (3.27) | −0.11 | −0.07 | −0.04 |
| Medical Surgical Visits | 11.69 (13.79) | 9.19 (11.21) | 9.02 (10.80) | −0.20 | −0.22 | 0.01 |
| All Outpatient Visits | 92.20 (94.31) | 48.12 (50.70) | 60.52 (60.47) | −0.59 | −0.43 | −0.17 |
| General Psychiatry clinic visits | 13.47 (27.50) | 14.43 (26.90) | 13.27 (23.18) | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.04 |
| Substance abuse clinic visits | 67.03 (84.85) | 24.49 (32.84) | 38.23 (47.02) | −0.68 | −0.46 | −0.22 |
*
Received buprenorphine and had methadone clinic visit in the same year