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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: AACN Adv Crit Care. 2019 Dec 15;30(4):343–352. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2019931

Table 1.

Assessment tools for aberrant drug related behaviors, OUD and opioid misuse.

Name of tool Number of items Dimensions Delivery method Length of administration Score interpretation
Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patient in Pain (SOAPP-R) 24 Mood swings, feelings of boredom, overconcern with medications, friends who abuse alcohol and/or drugs, personal history of alcohol and/or drug use. Self-report Less than 8 minutes to complete. Over 18, patient would be 2.5 times likely to be high risk for aberrant drug related behavior.
Diagnosis, Intractability, Risk, and Efficacy (DIRE) 7 Psychological health, chemical health, reliability with treatment, and social support. Healthcare provider in primary care Less than 2 minutes. 13 or below, the patient is not a candidate for long term opioid therapy.
Opioid Risk Tool for Opioid Use Disorder (ORT-OUD) 9 Family history of substance abuse, personal history of substance abuse, age, psychological disease Self-report Less than 5 minutes 3 or greater indicating risk for opioid use disorder.
Opioid Compliance Check list (OCC) 8 Running out of medications early, missing scheduled medical appointments, taking opioid medications in other ways than prescribed. Self-report Less than 2 minutes 1 or more “yes” response shows high prediction for identifying misuse of opioids.