Table 4.
Opioid Side Effects Questionnaire by SOAPP-R Status.
| A. Low SOAPP-R (N=72) | |||||||
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| How much did the side effect distress or bother you while on opioids? | |||||||
| Did Not Have Side Effect (%) | Rarely (%) | Occasionally (%) | Frequently (%) | Almost Continually (%) | Missing (%) | Stop Using Due to Side Effect? (% Yes) | |
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| Nausea | 47 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Vomiting | 65 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 |
| Constipation | 42 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Difficulty Passing Urine | 79 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Difficulty Concentrating | 49 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| Drowsiness | 29 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| Feeling Lightheaded/Dizzy | 44 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| Feeling Confused | 63 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| Feeling Fatigued/Weak | 44 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| Itchiness | 64 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Dry Mouth | 53 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Headache | 61 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Feeling Drunk/High | 50 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 28 |
| B. High SOAPP-R (N=102) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much did the side effect distress or bother you while on opioids? | |||||||
| Did Not Have Side Effect (%) | Rarely (%) | Occasionally (%) | Frequently (%) | Almost Continually (%) | Missing (%) | Stop Using Due to Side Effect? (% Yes) | |
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| Nausea | 30 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Vomiting | 53 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Constipation | 31 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Difficulty Passing Urine | 69 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| Difficulty Concentrating | 27 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| Drowsiness | 22 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 19 |
| Feeling Lightheaded/Dizzy | 27 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| Feeling Confused | 37 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Feeling Fatigued/Weak | 27 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 15 |
| Itchiness | 52 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Dry Mouth | 49 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Headache | 52 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Feeling Drunk/High | 38 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
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Not all participants had previously used prescription opioids to manage pain (n=174 out of the total sample n=263). Participants are split into low risk for opioid misuse (Low SOAPP-R) and high risk for opioid misuse (High SOAPP-R). p <.05 comparing Low vs. High SOAPP-R (Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised).