PROMs for Pain in Adult Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties.

Asma A AbahussinRobert M WestDavid C WongLucy E Ziegler

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2018)

The BPI-SF was the best performing measure across all properties evaluated through COSMIN. Better quality validation studies of PROMs for cancer pain are needed to explore the full range of measurement properties. Utilizing mHealth applications to measure pain in cancer patients is an innovative approach worthy of further investigation.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
patient reported outcomes
pain management
neuropathic pain
squamous cell carcinoma
quality improvement
childhood cancer