Opioid Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale (OPBSS): Development and psychometric evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) are behaviors that individuals use to mitigate harm related to risky behaviors. Though measures have been validated to assess alcohol- and cannabis-specific PBS use, an opioid-specific PBS measure has yet to be validated. The present study developed and validated a tool to assess the extent of PBS employed by individuals who use licit and/or illicit opioids. We recruited a community sample of adults who endorsed past-month opioid use (n = 345) via online platforms to complete a baseline survey, and 277 participants (80.2%) also completed the 1-month follow-up survey. From PBS measures of other substances, harm reduction strategies found in the literature, and expert feedback, we developed the 60-item Opioid Protective Behavioral Strategies Scal

SUBMITTER: Hurlocker MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839172 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature