Table 5.

Reasons for discontinuation of opioids among patients who at 12 months were in the minimal/no opioid use category and reported that they had stopped using opioids (n = 337)

Reason	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
You prefer to manage pain without using strong pain medicines.	238 (70.8%)	55 (16.4%)	43 (12.8%)
Your pain had gotten better.	202 (60.3%)	54 (16.1%)	79 (23.6%)
You were worried about becoming dependent on or addicted to the medicine.	92 (27.3%)	74 (22.0%)	171 (50.7%)
The medicine made you feel bad physically; for example, made you constipated, drowsy, nauseated, or itchy.	68 (20.2%)	51 (15.1%)	218 (64.7%)
The medicine was not very effective in relieving your pain.	64 (19.5%)	53 (16.1%)	212 (64.4%)
Your health care provider had expressed concerns about your use of the medicine.	54 (16.2%)	43 (12.9%)	237 (71.0%)
The medicine caused problems with concentration, alertness or memory.	48 (14.2%)	54 (16.0%)	235 (69.7%)
The medicine made you feel bad emotionally; for example, you felt sad, depressed, irritable, moody, or anxious.	46 (13.7%)	26 (7.7%)	265 (78.6%)
You felt like you were having a hard time controlling how much pain medicine you took	32 (9.5%)	30 (8.9%)	275 (81.6%)
Your family, friends, or other person had expressed concerns about your use of the medicine.	24 (7.1%)	24 (7.1%)	289 (85.8%)

Note: row cell n values do not always sum to total sample n due to participants’ declining to answer some questions or answering “don't know.”