Feasibility of Tablet Computer Screening for Opioid Abuse in the Emergency Department

Autor: Weiner, Scott G., Horton, Laura C., Green, Traci C., Butler, Stephen F.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 18-23 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1936-900X
1936-9018
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2014.11.23316
Popis: Introduction: Tablet computer-based screening may have the potential for detecting patients at risk for opioid abuse in the emergency department (ED). Study objectives were a) to determine if the revised Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP®-R), a 24-question previously paper-based screening tool for opioid abuse potential, could be administered on a tablet computer to an ED patient population; b) to demonstrate that >90% of patients can complete the electronic screener without assistance in 35 years. One hundred percent of subjects completed the screener. Median time to completion was 148 (interquartile range 117.5-184.3) seconds, and 95% (n=78) completed in
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