Journal article
Minimal clinically important differences in the EORTC QLQ-C30 and brief pain inventory in patients undergoing re-irradiation for painful bone metastases
Abstract
PurposeThe EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) are validated tools for measuring quality of life (QOL) and the impact of pain in patients with advanced cancer. Interpretation of these instrument scores can be challenging and it is difficult to know what numerical changes translate to clinically significant impact in patients’ lives. To address this issue, our study sought to establish the minimal clinically important differences …
Authors
Raman S; Ding K; Chow E; Meyer RM; van der Linden YM; Roos D; Hartsell WF; Hoskin P; Wu JSY; Nabid A
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 1089–1098
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2018
DOI
10.1007/s11136-017-1745-8
ISSN
0962-9343