Table 2.

Frequency Of Side Effects Of Prescribed Opioids And Receipt And Quality Of Provider Education About Side Effects Of Prescribed Opioids (N=154)

Side Effects From Prescribed Opioids	Frequency Of Experience Of Side Effect (Scale I)	Frequency Of Reporting Any Provider Education About Side Effect (Scale II)*	Quality Of Provider Education Received About Side Effect (Scale III)**
Upon initial use (e.g. drowsiness, constipation, nausea)	84.4%	70.8%	30.5% Excellent/very good
			44.8% Good/fair
24.7% Poor/very poor
When the dose was too high	70.1%	61.0%	27.9% Excellent/very good
			42.2% Good/fair
29.9% Poor/very poor
When experiencing tolerance	32.5%	44.2%	21.1% Excellent/very good
			44.2% Good/fair
33.7% Poor/very poor
When experiencing withdrawal	27.3%	37.0%	18.2% Excellent/very good
			40.9% Good/fair
40.9% Poor/very poor
When experiencing strong craving	10.4%	31.8%	19.4% Excellent/very good
			33.8% Good/fair
46.8% Poor/very poor

Notes: *Includes provider education about possibility of side effect or education about what to do if experiencing side effect. **Quality of education was reported on a 6-point Likert scale; categories were combined for ease of interpretation.