ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2022
Patient-reported pain severity and health-related quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma in real world clinical practice.
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- Patient-reported pain severity and health-related quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma in real world clinical practice.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe association between patient self-reported pain severity and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) is poorly understood.
aimsThis real-world study of symptomatic multiple myeloma (MM) patients sought to determine how pain severity from a single question asked during routine clinical consultation was associated with HRQoL. METHODS AND
resultsPoint-in-time data on HRQoL of 330 patients with MM (median age 70 years) receiving anti-myeloma therapy in Germany and Italy from November 2017 through February 2018 were analyzed. HRQoL was assessed using validated questionnaires (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment [WPAI], European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire -C30 and -MY20). Physical pain severity was assessed during clinical consultation by a single question, asking patients to describe their pain as "no pain," "mild," "moderate," or "severe." Associations between patient-reported pain severity and HRQoL scores were assessed by analysis of variance or χ
conclusionHigher pain severity, based on a single self-report question, was associated with poorer HRQoL in patients with MM, thereby supporting the clinical relevance of directly asking patients to self-evaluate their pain severity.
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