Early Evidence of an Opioid Education Campaign : A Case Study of Rhode Island

CONTEXT: The opioid crisis poses a significant burden at a national level, and certain states have seen particularly high rates of misuse, addiction, and overdose. In 2017, Rhode Island reported opioid-related deaths nearly twice the national average.

OBJECTIVE: To test message efficacy and evaluate the effectiveness of campaign messaging to shift attitudes/beliefs related to opioid misuse in Rhode Island.

DESIGN: In phase 1, near-final versions of 6 advertisements were shown to a sample of the target audience via an online survey portal to assess responses to the messages (N = 1210). Phase 2 of the study employed a pre/posttest design whereby 2 cross-sectional surveys were conducted, first prior to the campaign launch (N = 456) and another survey 6 months later in Rhode Island (N = 433).

SETTING: Phase 1 was conducted online using a nationally representative panel, and phase 2 included a convenience sample of participants in Rhode Island recruited to undergo an online survey.

PARTICIPANTS: Eighteen- to 29-year-old members of a nationally representative online panel (phase 1) and 15- to 34-year-olds living in the state of Rhode Island during data collection periods.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Empathy and destigmatization ("someone like me could become addicted..." and "those who are dependent on prescription opioids are victims") and perceived risk of developing dependence on opioids.

RESULTS: In both phases, there was an increase in empathy ("someone") (phase 1: pretest [31%], posttest [42%; z = 5.5, P < .0001] and phase 2 [34% baseline vs 41% follow-up; z = 2.0, P = .04]) and destigmatization ("victims") (phase 1: pretest [54%], posttest [58%; z = 2.2, P = .01] and phase 2 [46% baseline vs 54% follow-up; z = 2.2, P = .03]). There was also an increase in perceived risk: phase 1 (pretest [65%], posttest [75%; z = 5.4, P < .0001]) and phase 2 (66% baseline vs 74% follow-up; z = 2.5, P = .01).

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the potential efficacy of a media campaign to shift young adults' opioid-related attitudes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP - 26(2020), 3 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 252-258

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rath, Jessica M [VerfasserIn]
Hair, Elizabeth C [VerfasserIn]
Barton, Alexis A [VerfasserIn]
Kreslake, Jennifer M [VerfasserIn]
Geraci, John [VerfasserIn]
Palmerini, Maureen [VerfasserIn]
Coderre, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Vallone, Donna M [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.04.2021

Date Revised 26.04.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/PHH.0000000000001154

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308207599