Which factors can aid clinicians to identify a risk of pain during the following month in patients with bone metastases? A longitudinal analyses.
Ragnhild HabberstadM J HjermstadC BrunelliS KaasaM I BennettK PardonP KlepstadPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
Higher current pain intensity, sleep disturbances, drowsiness, male gender, and breakthrough pain are factors associated with higher pain intensity in patients with bone metastases at the next follow-up in 1 month. These factors should be assessed in clinical practice and may aid clinicians in identifying patients that can benefit from closer follow-up or interventions to prevent lack of future pain control. TRIAL REGISTRATION IN CLINICALTRIALS.GOV : NCT01362816.