Development of a brief tool for monitoring aberrant behaviours among patients receiving long-term opioid therapy: The Opioid-Related Behaviours In Treatment (ORBIT) scale

Highlights • The unintended consequences of long-term opioid therapy have been well-documented. • Early identification of medication-related problems in treatment is essential. • A 10-item Opioid-Related Behaviours In Treatment (ORBIT) scale was developed. • The ORBIT scale is brief, reliable and ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2016-02, Vol.159, p.42-52
Hauptverfasser: Larance, Briony, Bruno, Raimondo, Lintzeris, Nicholas, Degenhardt, Louisa, Black, Emma, Brown, Amanda, Nielsen, Suzanne, Dunlop, Adrian, Holland, Rohan, Cohen, Milton, Mattick, Richard P
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The unintended consequences of long-term opioid therapy have been well-documented. • Early identification of medication-related problems in treatment is essential. • A 10-item Opioid-Related Behaviours In Treatment (ORBIT) scale was developed. • The ORBIT scale is brief, reliable and has strong face validity. • The ORBIT scale is suitable for use in clinical and research settings.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.026