Background: The Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) is a self-report
questionnaire designed to help identify aberrant drug-related behavior in respondents
who have been prescribed opioids for chronic pain. The full-length form of the COMM
consists of 17 items. Some individuals, especially compromised individuals, may be
deterred from ... read moretaking the full questionnaire due to its length. This study examined
the use of curtailment and stochastic curtailment, two computer-based testing
approaches that sequentially determine the test length for each individual, to reduce
the respondent burden of the COMM without compromising sensitivity and
specificity.
Finkelman, Matthew, Ronald J. Kulich, Driss Zoukhri, Niels
Smits, and Stephen F. Butler. "Shortening the Current Opioid Misuse Measure via
computer-based testing: a retrospective proof-of-concept study." BMC Medical Research
Methodology 13, no. 1 (12, 2013): 1-10.
