Symptoms and anxiety predict declining health-related quality of life in multiple myeloma: A prospective, multi-centre longitudinal study.

Christina RamsenthalerWei GaoRichard J SiegertPolly M EdmondsStephen A ScheyIrene J Higginson

Published in: Palliative medicine (2020)

General symptom level, pain and presence of anxiety predict declining Health related quality of life in multiple myeloma. Identification of patients with palliative care needs should focus on assessing patient-reported symptoms and psychosocial well-being for identifying those at risk of deterioration.

Keyphrases

patient reported
multiple myeloma
sleep quality
palliative care
chronic pain
mental health
advanced cancer
pain management
depressive symptoms
neuropathic pain
physical activity
spinal cord injury
bioinformatics analysis