title: Triage in opioid replacement therapy: what's the wait?
abstract: In Australia, a wait for Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT) has been reported although the magnitude is unknown. This study examined data recorded by one urban publicly funded ORT clinic (from 2009 to 2011) to identify if people (n = 803) were waiting for ORT assessment appointments and to explore how triage influences access to ORT. Data analysis incorporated descriptive methods and the use of Kaplan-Meier estimator of the cumulative incidence function. The implications and limitations of this study are included with further research suggestions.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. warren_harlow@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harlow
authors.forename: Brenda Mary
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Happell
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: Jahar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pinchin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014218:Triage; D014850:Waiting Lists