The Attitudes and Beliefs of Hispanic/Latino Individuals Toward Prescription Opioids and Non-Medical Opioid Use

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Overview

To better understand how people think and feel about prescribed pain medication, including opioids.

OBJECTIVES: Primary Objectives: 1\. To examine the general attitudes and beliefs of Hispanic/Latino individuals about the use of prescription opioids. The primary outcomes include the responses to questions 13-28 from the Opioid Attitudes and Beliefs survey. Secondary 1. To evaluate Hispanic/Latino individuals' reports of personal experiences with the use of opioids. The corresponding outcomes are the responses to questions 1-12 from the Opioid Attitudes and Beliefs survey. 2. To find out any potential reasons why some Hispanic/Latino individuals may refuse to use clinically indicated opioid prescriptions. These outcomes are the responses to questions 14-15 from the Opioid Attitudes and Beliefs survey. 3. To explore factors associated with participant's comfort with the use opioid analgesics for their pain. The outcome will be the association between participants' responses to question 2 and their characteristics such as age, gender, race, level of education, extent of acculturation, knowledge of opioids, or previous opioid use.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Opioids

Interventions

Opioid AttitudesOTHER

Participants will complete a questionnaire about your feelings/beliefs on prescription pain medication and your experience with opioids/pain medication. Demographic information about you (such as your age, gender, race, ethnicity, and so on) will also be collected.

Beliefs surveyOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older. 2. Ability to understand, read, write, or speak English and/or Spanish. 3. Ability to give informed consent. 4. Willingness to participate in the survey. Exclusion criteria: 1\. Refusal to participate in the study

Locations (1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Opioid Attitudes and Beliefs Survey

The survey questionnaire consists of a total of 33 items in five brief sections and responses are mainly based on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree".

Time frame: through completion of study an average of 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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