Reliability and clinical utility of heroin craving questionnaire factors in treatment-enrolled individuals with opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT: Psychometric properties of opioid craving assessments are underexamined, limiting their potential utility for treatment studies of opioid use disorder (OUD). To address this gap, the current study aimed to evaluate the predictive utility of the Heroin Craving Questionnaire (HCQ) for future substance use outcomes. Treatment-enrolled participants with OUD (n = 128) completed the Heroin Craving Questionnaire (HCQ) at baseline and were followed up to assess future return to use versus abstinence. Individuals who maintained abstinence at each of three follow-up visits also completed the HCQ again. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on baseline HCQ items, and extracted factors were evaluated for: (1) internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha); (2) associations with demograp

SUBMITTER: May AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12664305 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature