Gossop M
Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit, Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK.
Addict Behav. 1990;15(5):487-90. doi: 10.1016/0306-4603(90)90036-w.
In previous studies a 32-item Opiate Withdrawal Scale was found to provide a reliable and valid means of measuring the signs and symptoms of withdrawal among heroin (and other opiate) addicts. This paper describes the processes whereby a shorter 10-item version of the same scale was developed. The Short Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS) is simple to understand and easy to administer, and it avoids the redundancy of items contained in the original scale. It is suggested that the SOWS provide a useful instrument which can be used both in research and clinical practice with opiate addicts.
在以往的研究中，人们发现一个包含32个条目的阿片类药物戒断量表能为测量海洛因（及其他阿片类药物）成瘾者的戒断体征和症状提供可靠且有效的方法。本文描述了开发同一量表的一个更简短的包含10个条目的版本的过程。简短阿片类药物戒断量表（SOWS）易于理解且易于实施，它避免了原始量表中条目的冗余。建议SOWS能成为一种有用的工具，可用于针对阿片类药物成瘾者的研究和临床实践。
