"Talk About It!" Shared Decision-Making for Methadone and Buprenorphine Initiation: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Conversation Aid via Community-Based Participatory Research

The authors aimed to develop and evaluate a conversation aid, "Talk About It" (TAI), to facilitate shared decision-making regarding opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in emergency department settings. Through community-based participatory research, they refined TAI based on feedback from patients with lived experience and clinicians, ultimately demonstrating high acceptability and feasibility for implementation. Further testing is needed to assess the effectiveness of TAI in improving access to OAT.