"Talk About It!" Shared Decision-Making for Methadone and Buprenorphine Initiation: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Conversation Aid via Community-Based Participatory Research. | Synapse
March 13, 2026
"Talk About It!" Shared Decision-Making for Methadone and Buprenorphine Initiation: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Conversation Aid via Community-Based Participatory Research.
Key Points
To develop and evaluate a conversation aid for supporting shared decision-making in opioid addiction treatment.
Developed content with input from people with lived experience (PWLE), emergency department (ED) clinicians, and addiction experts
Refined the conversation aid through collaborative workshops
Conducted preliminary evaluation using community-based participatory research
The content and style of the conversation aid were approved by stakeholders
Further testing is needed to assess its effectiveness in practice.
Abstract
TAI's content and style were designed, refined, and approved by PWLE, ED clinicians, and addiction experts. Further testing will be needed to measure effectiveness.