Predicting risk for opioid misuse in chronic pain with a single-item measure of catastrophic thinking
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Dec 11, 2017
Lutz J, et al. - The experts undertook this study to investigate the utility of a single-item measure of pain-related catastrophizing in predicting the risk of opioid misuse. As per findings, a single question assessing pain catastrophizing was found to be beneficial for predicting the risk of opioid misuse. It also offered the primary care provider with information on a potentially modifiable risk factor that could be addressed within the context of a brief clinical visit.
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