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. 2016 Aug 8;10(5):314–323. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000235

TABLE 3.

Factor Structure and Individual Items

Item a (Discrimination) SE b (Location) SE Threshold SE Loading SE
Factor 1: General Opioid Knowledge
 1. Long-acting opioids are used to treat chronic, “round-the-clock” pain (T) 0.625 0.110 −0.748 0.080 0.634 0.060 0.530 0.067
 2. Methadone is a long-acting opioid (T) 0.806 0.162 −1.291 0.131 1.005 0.068 0.628 0.077
 3. Restlessness, muscle and bone pain, and insomnia are symptoms of opioid withdrawal (T) 1.398 0.313 −1.527 0.254 0.888 0.065 0.813 0.062
 4. Heroin, OxyContin, and fentanyl are all examples of opioids (T) 0.427 0.100 −0.821 0.073 0.755 0.062 0.392 0.078
Factor 2: Opioid Overdose Risk Knowledge
 5. Trouble breathing is not related to opioid overdose (F) 1.409 0.476 −0.392 0.125 0.227 0.057 0.815 0.092
 6. Clammy and cool skin is not a sign of an opioid overdose (F) 0.712 0.140 −0.374 0.073 0.304 0.057 0.580 0.076
 7. All opioid overdoses are fatal (deadly) (F) 0.252 0.082 −0.108 0.058 0.105 0.056 0.245 0.075
 8. Using a short-acting and a long-acting opioid at the same time does not increase your chance for an opioid overdose (F) 0.623 0.121 −0.243 0.067 0.206 0.056 0.529 0.074
Factor 3: Opioid Overdose Response Knowledge
 9. If you see a person overdosing on opioids, you can begin rescue breathing until health workers arrive (T) 0.636 0.117 −1.062 0.093 0.896 0.065 0.537 0.070
 10. A sternal rub helps you evaluate whether someone is unconscious (T) 1.566 0.342 −2.115 0.350 1.138 0.071 0.843 0.053
 11. Once you confirm the individual is breathing, you can place into the recovery position (T) 0.908 0.157 −1.392 0.138 1.030 0.068 0.672 0.064
 12. Narcan (naloxone) will reverse the effect of an opioid overdose (T) 1.468 0.339 −2.221 0.365 1.250 0.075 0.826 0.061