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Addiction
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Risk of behaviour suggestive of opioid abuse: a protocol for a systematic review of validated assessment tools
  1. Sheila Raposo Galindo1,
  2. Tatiana de Paula Santana da Silva2,
  3. Manoel Henrique da Nóbrega Marinho3,
  4. Carlos Eduardo de Souza Leão Ribeiro4,
  5. Murilo Duarte da Costa Lima5,
  6. Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos6
  1. 1 Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  2. 2 Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  3. 3 Polytechnic School of Pernambuco, University of Pernambuco, UPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  4. 4 Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  5. 5 Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  6. 6 Nursing in Public Health, Federal University of Paraiba, UFPB, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sheila Raposo Galindo; sheilagalindo{at}hotmail.com

Abstract

Introduction Opioid use patterns of individuals with non-cancer pain are influenced by the behavioural dynamics of the individual in managing and properly following the prescription. The use of assessment tools for measuring the risk of behaviour suggestive of opioid abuse is important for health professionals who provide care to individuals with non-cancer pain. The aim of the proposed review is to analyse the psychometric properties of tools for measuring the risk of behaviour suggestive of opioid abuse in adults with non-cancer pain.

Methods and analysis The review process will be based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols. The Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments will be used to analyse the assessment tools. Two independent reviewers will perform the literature search and analysis procedures. Searches will be performed on PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Scopus, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases, and the ‘snowball’ strategy will be employed. The inclusion criteria will be (1) validation studies, (2) assessment tools designed exclusively for measuring the risk of behaviour suggestive of opioid abuse and (3) assessment tools designed for evaluation of adults with chronic non-cancer pain. The titles and abstracts of the studies retrieved from the databases will be analysed for the preselection of articles, which will be submitted to a full-text analysis to define the final sample. Divergence of opinion between two reviewers will be resolved by consulting a third reviewer.

Ethics and dissemination The review will offer an overview of assessment tools available for measuring the risk of behaviour suggestive of opioid abuse, which is relevant to reducing the risk of deaths due to abusive consumption and for clinical management of adults with chronic non-cancer pain.

PROSPERO registration number CRD42018081577.

  • opioids
  • drug users
  • systematic reviews
  • validation studies
  • mental health

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021948

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All authors made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study and participated in the drafting of the submission request. SRG, TdPSdS and SCV conceived of the study, developed the criteria, performed the literature search and selection of the studies, and wrote the present systematic review protocol study. MHdNM, CEdSLR and MDdCL served as advisers throughout all phases of this systematic review protocol study and performed a critical revision of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version.

    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.