Table 2 Shortened 19-item French version of the Attitudes towards morphine use questionnaire: internal consistency (n = 485)
Average* | SD | Item-total correlation | Alpha if item deleted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | It means it is serious | 2.02 | 1.19 | 0.312 | 0.727 |
2 | It decreases life expectancy | 1.68 | 1.07 | 0.249 | 0.731 |
3 | [The patient] can get used quickly and one takes the risk of increasing the dose | 2.37 | 1.27 | 0.511 | 0.709 |
4 | Once treatment is initiated, there is the risk of being unable to stop | 1.66 | 1.04 | 0.445 | 0.718 |
6 | The early use of morphine makes it difficult to use any other treatment in severe pain | 2.48 | 1.39 | 0.413 | 0.717 |
7 | IV administration is more effective than oral administration | 3.37 | 1.45 | 0.211 | 0.736 |
8 | The patients are against the prescription of morphine | 2.64 | 1.13 | 0.198 | 0.735 |
9 | The prescription of morphine means that there is no life expectation | 1.35 | 0.92 | 0.206 | 0.734 |
11 | It is difficult to use and dose morphine | 1.93 | 1.16 | 0.326 | 0.726 |
13 | Morphine is a drug of last resort | 1.91 | 1.23 | 0.400 | 0.719 |
16 | Sensation of pain decreases with age in the elderly, which does not justify its use | 1.49 | 1.07 | 0.121 | 0.740 |
17 | Risk of drug addiction | 2.70 | 1.45 | 0.385 | 0.720 |
18 | Risk of delirium or euphoria | 3.15 | 1.37 | 0.295 | 0.728 |
19 | Risk of drowsiness and sedation | 3.91 | 1.18 | 0.262 | 0.731 |
20 | Risk of respiratory depression | 3.86 | 1.23 | 0.327 | 0.725 |
21 | Legal risk compared to other drugs | 3.02 | 1.52 | 0.365 | 0.722 |
22 | Risk of physical and/or psychological dependence | 3.09 | 1.35 | 0.407 | 0.718 |
23 | Risk of discrimination | 2.35 | 1.47 | 0.201 | 0.738 |
24 | Risk of urinary retention | 3.29 | 1.40 | 0.216 | 0.735 |