Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Identifying risk of prescription analgesic misuse in chronic pain: screening utility and clinical cut-offs of the Japanese PROMIS Rx Misuse 7a in a low-opioid prescribing environment
Abstract Background Most screening tools for prescription analgesic misuse were developed in high-opioid prescribing contexts. This study evaluated the measurement properties and screening utility of the Japanese version of the PROMIS Prescription Pain Medication Misuse–Short Form 7a (PROMIS Rx Misuse 7a) in a strictly regulated, low-opioid prescribing environment. Methodology A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted among 500 Japanese adults with chronic pain who were currently prescribed analgesics. The s …