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. 2016 Dec 15;19(2):297–306. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnw263

Table 4.

Assessment of motivational factors

Mean SD
Desire to continue taking opioids 4.13 3.97
% pain improvement needed to consider stopping opioids 71.82 22.57
Confidence in ability to manage pain without opioids 3.52 3.57
Desire to learn different ways of managing pain 8.56 2.61

1) "On a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is no desire and 10 is full desire, which number best describes your want to continue taking an opioid for your current pain?" 2) "What % of pain improvement would you need to experience before you would consider stopping use of your opioid medication?" 3) "On a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is not at all confident and 10 is very confident, how confident are you in your ability to manage pain without opioids?" 4) "On a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is no desire and 10 is full desire, which number best describes your interest in learning different ways of managing pain other than opioids?"