Patient-reported pain severity and health-related quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma in real world clinical practice.

Heinz LudwigAbigail Lucy BaileyAndrea MarongiuKeerun KhelaGary MilliganKatherine Brewer CarlsonAlex RiderAnouchka Seesaghur

Published in: Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

Higher 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.

Keyphrases

patient reported
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
end stage renal disease
clinical practice
multiple myeloma
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
spinal cord