Routine Opioid Outcome Monitoring (ROOM) Tool

The Opioid Safety Toolkit also includes the Routine Opioid Outcome Monitoring (ROOM) Tool, a patient-reported outcomes measure designed to help patients and healthcare providers monitor clinical outcomes and identify risk factors associated with opioid use.

The ROOM Tool measures six key areas:  Analgesia (pain relief), Activity (functioning), Adverse effects, Addiction-related (or aberrant) behaviours, Affect (mood), and Alcohol (toxicity risk).

The ROOM Tool can be completed on paper or online, with a patient version and healthcare provider version available for download below. ROOM can be self-completed independently by the patient or with their pharmacist or prescriber. It takes less than five minutes to complete online (see button below) within the Toolkit, with online completion providing personalised information about outcomes, including identifying unmanaged pain, risks or adverse effects.  Pharmacists can utilise this tool to facilitate patient-centred discussions.