Table 2.
Patient Report of Opioid Use, Misuse, and Perception of Risk in a Cohort of People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
| Characteristic | Overall | COMM Score ≥9 | COMM Score <9 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 165) | (n = 71) | (n = 94) | ||
| History of illicit opioid use | 43 (26.1) | 17 (23.9) | 26 (27.7) | .59 |
| Use of illicit opioid in past 12 mo | 8 (4.8) | 4 (5.6) | 4 (4.3) | .73 |
| Ever overdosed on opioids | 12 (7.3) | 5 (7.0) | 7 (7.4) | .92 |
| Patient beliefs about pain medicationa | ||||
| Pain medicine is very addictive, median (25th, 75th percentile) | 5 (3, 5) | 5 (4, 5) | 5 (3, 5) | .04 |
| There is a danger of becoming addicted to opioid pain medicine, median (25th, 75th percentile) | 5 (4, 5) | 5 (4, 5) | 5 (4, 5) | .87 |
| Answered ≥3 on either of the above 2 questions | 153 (92.7) | 68 (95.8) | 85 (90.4) | .19 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviation: COMM, Current Opioid Misuse Measure.
aScale from 0 to 5 (0 = do not agree at all, 5 = agree very much).