title: Validation of a Brief Measure of Opioid Dependence: The Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS).
abstract: The Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS) is an 8-item measure of opioid dependence designed for quick, targeted screening in clinical and research settings. Based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth edition, criteria, the RODS has an average administration of less than 2 minutes and can easily be administered as a stand-alone instrument or as part of a comprehensive interview. This study reports on the initial validation of the RODS among a sample of 97 newly incarcerated, HIV-positive individuals. Using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview as the primary measure of opioid dependence, the RODS showed good-to-strong sensitivity (.97), specificity (.76), positive predictive value (.69), and negative predictive value (.98), while concordance analysis revealed moderate diagnostic agreement (κ = .67). Psychometric properties revealed strong internal consistency (α = .92) and inter-item correlations (.66 to .87).
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA jeffrey.wickersham@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wickersham
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Marwan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.affiliation: National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA Yale University School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Altice
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Springer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011330:Prisons; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: instrument; measurement; opiates; opioids; screen; substance dependence