Benefits of using the Brief Pain Inventory in patients with cancer pain: an intervention study conducted in Swedish hospitals.
Viveka AnderssonStefan BergmanIngela HenochHanna SimonssonKarin AhlbergPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Presenting the patient-reported BPI to the care team helped them to focus on patients' pain, identify pain mechanisms and adjust analgesics accordingly. A possible explanation for the results is changes in the medication prescribed.