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Table 3 Physician beliefs on buprenorphine

From: Buprenorphine unobserved “home” induction: a survey of Ontario’s addiction physicians

 

N (%)

Compared to office induction, home induction is:

 

Risky because it is against the guidelines (N = 77)

 

Strongly agree

15 (19)

Agree

31 (40)

Neutral

19 (25)

Disagree

7 (9)

Strongly disagree

5 (7)

Increases the risk of adverse events such as precipitated withdrawal (N = 78)

 

Strongly agree

22 (28)

Agree

26 (33)

Neutral

17 (22)

Disagree

10 (13)

Strongly disagree

3 (4)

Increases the risk of diversion (N = 78)

 

Strongly agree

17 (22)

Agree

34 (44)

Neutral

14 (18)

Disagree

9 (11)

Strongly disagree

4 (5)

Buprenorphine is preferred over methadone for patients who are adolescents or younger patients (N = 85)

 

 Strongly agree

33 (39)

 Agree

37 (44)

 Neutral

8 (9)

 Disagree

7 (8)

 Strongly disagree

0 (0)

Physicians who lack a methadone exemption should prescribe buprenorphine for patients who must travel long distances to attend a methadone clinic (N = 83)

 

 Strongly agree

17 (21)

 Agree

35 (42)

 Neutral

15 (18)

 Disagree

10 (12)

 Strongly disagree

6 (7)

Compared to office induction, home induction is:

 

More convenient for patients (N = 77)

 

Strongly agree

14 (18)

Agree

35 (46)

Neutral

21 (27)

Disagree

4 (5)

Strongly disagree

3 (4)

More convenient for physicians (N = 78)

 

Strongly agree

10 (13)

Agree

17 (22)

Neutral

27 (34)

Disagree

18 (23)

Strongly disagree

6 (8)

Physicians who lack a methadone exemption should prescribe buprenorphine:

 

For stable patients transferred from an addiction physician (N = 83)

 

Strongly agree

23 (28)

Agree

23 (28)

Neutral

18 (22)

Disagree

11 (13)

Strongly disagree

8 (9)

For stable patients who must travel long distances to attend a methadone clinic (N = 83)

 

Strongly agree

17 (21)

Agree

35 (42)

Neutral

15 (18)

Disagree

10 (12)

Strongly disagree

6 (7)

Rarely, if ever, because they lack the knowledge and skill to prescribe safely (N = 83)

 

Strongly agree

7 (8)

Agree

23 (28)

Neutral

16 (19)

Disagree

29 (35)

Strongly disagree

8 (10)