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 |