Development of the opioid self-management scale for advanced Cancer patients with pain and examination of its validity and reliability

Table 6 Association between the OSSA^a) and the SCAQ^b)

Item	Total SCAQ^b)score	Ability to perform self-care operations	Ability to adjust one’s own physical condition based on personal weaknesses	Ability to concentrate one’s attention on self-care	Ability to receive valid support
Total OSSA^a) score	0.75^**	0.69^**	0.59^**	0.61^**	0.67^**
Subscale 1: Managing opioids and coping with pain	0.60^**	0.56^**	0.48^**	0.51^**	0.48^**
Subscale 2: Talking to healthcare provider	0.61^**	0.49^**	0.56^**	0.55^**	0.55^**
Subscale 3: Talking to friends and family	0.67^**	0.58^**	0.45^**	0.60^**	0.68^**
Subscale 4: Recording pain and opioid use	0.20^*	0.18^*	0.15	0.13	0.23^**
Subscale 5: Living with the disease	0.71^**	0.73^**	0.57^**	0.54^**	0.54^**
Subscale 6: Understanding the characteristics of pain	0.22^*	0.26^**	0.17	0.09	0.18^*

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