Items on the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients With Pain (SOAPP) Questionnaire
| Item | Concept Domain |
|---|---|
| How often do you feel that your pain is out of control? | Neurobiologic need for medicine |
| How often have you felt a need for higher doses of medication to treat your pain? | Neurobiologic need for medicine |
| How often have you felt a craving for medication? | Neurobiologic need for medicine |
| How often do you take more medication than you are supposed to? | Medication-related behaviors |
| How often have you taken medication other than the way that it was prescribed? | Medication-related behaviors |
| How often have your medications been lost or stolen? | Medication-related behaviors |
| How often have others expressed concern over your use of medication? | Medication-related behaviors |
| How often has more than one doctor prescribed pain medication for you at the same time? | Antisocial behaviors |
| How often, in your lifetime, have you had legal problems or been arrested? | Antisocial behaviors |
| How often do you smoke a cigarette within an hour after you wake up? | Substance abuse history |
| How often have any of your family members, including parents and grandparents, had a problem with alcohol or drugs? | Substance abuse history |
| How often have any of your close friends had a problem with alcohol or drugs? | Substance abuse history |
| How often have others suggested that you have a drug or alcohol problem? | Substance abuse history |
| How often have you attended an AA or NA meeting? | Substance abuse history |
| How often have you been treated for an alcohol or drug problem? | Substance abuse history |
| How often have you used illegal drugs (for example, marijuana, cocaine, etc.) in the past 5 years? | Substance abuse history |
| How often do you have mood swings? | Psychiatric history |
| How often have you been seen by a psychiatrist or a mental health counselor? | Psychiatric history |
| How often do you do things that you later regret? | Psychosocial problems |
| How often has your family been supportive and encouraging? | Psychosocial problems |
| How often have others told you that you have a bad temper? | Psychosocial problems |
| How often have you had a problem getting along with the doctors who prescribed your medicines? | Doctor-patient relationship |
| How often have you been asked to give a urine screen for substance abuse? | Doctor-patient relationship |
| Compared with other people, how often have you been in a car accident? | Personal care/lifestyle |
AA, Alcoholic’s Anonymous; NA, Narcotics Anonymous.
Adapted with permission from Butler et al.25