Research Questions

Future research on Motivational Interviewing for Opioid Use Disorders may assess effective implementation in real-world settings.

Future research questions regarding Motivational Interviewing for Opioid Use Disorder (MI-OUD) may include:

  1. Conducting effectiveness trials to determine whether MI-OUD is effective with other evidence-based practices in real-world settings over the long-term, with comparison to treatment as usual or MI-OUD alone.
  2. Identifying and evaluating the most effective and sustainable MI-OUD implementation strategies, including fidelity monitoring and group or telehealth MI-OUD formats.
  3. Examine the practical use of different MI-OUD training options and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of these options across various provider and organization characteristics.