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Development of a self-report screening instrument for assessing potential opioid medication misuse in chronic pain patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15120773     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study constituted the first step in the psychometric development of a self-report screening instrument for risk of opioid medication misuse among chronic pain patients. A 26-item instrument, the Pain Medication Questionnaire (PMQ), was constructed based on suspected behavioral correlates of opioid medication misuse, which heretofore have received limited empirical investigation. The PMQ was administered to 184 patients at an interdisciplinary pain treatment center. Reliability coefficients for the PMQ were found to be of moderate but acceptable strength. Construct and concurrent validity were examined through correlation of PMQ scores to measures of substance abuse, physical and psychological functioning, and physicians' risk assessments. To explore high and low cutoff points for misuse risk, subgroups were formed according to the upper and lower thirds of PMQ scores and compared on validity measures. Higher PMQ scores were associated with history of substance abuse, higher levels of psychosocial distress, and poorer functioning. Future psychometric analyses will consider predictive validity and examine shortened versions of the instrument.
Authors:
Laura L Adams; Robert J Gatchel; Richard C Robinson; Peter Polatin; Noor Gajraj; Martin Deschner; Carl Noe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pain and symptom management     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0885-3924     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pain Symptom Manage     Publication Date:  2004 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-05-03     Completed Date:  2004-07-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8605836     Medline TA:  J Pain Symptom Manage     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  440-59     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Eugene McDermott Center for Pain, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75390, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Attitude to Health
Chronic Disease
Comorbidity
Female
Health Care Surveys / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Narcotics / therapeutic use*
Pain / diagnosis*,  drug therapy*,  epidemiology,  psychology
Psychometrics / methods*,  statistics & numerical data
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment / methods*
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Substance Abuse Detection / methods*,  statistics & numerical data
Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis*,  epidemiology,  prevention & control,  psychology*
United States / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
2K02 MH01107/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; 2R01-DE10713/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; 2R01-MH46452/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Analgesics, Opioid; 0/Narcotics

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