Assessment Tools

• PEG-3 – Pain Intensity, Enjoyment of Life, General Activity
  Measures pain intensity and how much pain interferes with enjoyment of life or general activity.
• DSM 5 – Opioid Use Disorder
  11 Criteria for Opioid Use Disorder, American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
• SOAPP-R
  Screen and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain
• PHQ-4
  The Four-Item Patient Health Questionnaire for Anxiety and Depression
• PC-PTSD
  Primary Care PTSD Screen
• S T O P B A N G
  Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Fibromyalgia Screening Tool
  Includes the Widespread Pain Index and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale
• Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire
  Tool to measure a patient’s permanent functional disability. The test is considered the “gold standard” of low back functional outcome tools.

BRAVO

A protocol for assessing the risks and benefits for continued long term opioid therapy. It consists of:

Broaching the Subject
Risk Benefit Assessment
Addiction and Dependence Happen
Velocity and Validation
Other Strategies for Coping with Pain

• BRAVO Guidelines