Pain or fatigue: which correlates more with suffering in hospitalized cancer patients?

Mellar P DavisLisa A RybickiRenato V SamalaChirag PatelArmida Parala-MetzRuth Lagman

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

The most important predictors of greater suffering in hospitalized cancer patients are pain, younger age, and fatigue. Despite their significant effect on suffering, other underlying contributors to suffering have yet to be identified. Designing interventions to reduce fatigue, in addition to pain management, may help in alleviating overall suffering.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
sleep quality
neuropathic pain
physical activity
depressive symptoms
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
postoperative pain