Journal article
Classification of painful bone metastases as mild, moderate, or severe using both EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL and EORTC QLQ-BM22
Abstract
PurposePrevious studies have determined optimal cut points (CPs) for the classification of pain severity as mild, moderate, or severe using only the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) or the BPI in conjunction with a quality of life (QOL) tool. The purpose of our study was to determine the optimal CPs based on correlation with only QOL outcomes.MethodsWe conducted an analysis of 298 patients treated with radiation therapy for painful bone metastases on …
Authors
McDonald R; Ding K; Chow E; Meyer RM; Nabid A; Chabot P; Coulombe G; Ahmed S; Kuk J; Dar R
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 24, No. 12, pp. 4871–4878
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2016
DOI
10.1007/s00520-016-3341-9
ISSN
0941-4355