Psychometric evaluation of the Dutch version of the Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS)

• Published in: European addiction research Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 81
• Main Authors: Dijkstra, Boukje A G, Krabbe, Paul F M, Riezebos, Truus G M, van der Staak, Cees P F, De Jong, Cor A J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Body Temperature; Body Temperature Regulation; Facial Expression; Heroin Dependence - psychology; Heroin Dependence - rehabilitation; Homeostasis; Humans; Inpatients; Interpersonal Relations; Methadone; Movement Disorders; Netherlands; Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology; Opioid-Related Disorders - rehabilitation; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Netherlands

To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the 16-item Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS). The SOWS measures withdrawal symptoms at the time of assessment. The Dutch SOWS was repeatedly administered to a sample of 272 opioid-dependent inpatients of four addiction treatmen...