Trajectories and predictors of high-occurrence pain flares in ambulatory cancer patients on opioids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain flares have a substantive impact on the quality of life and well-being of patients with cancer. We identified longitudinal trajectories (clusters) of cancer pain flares in ambulatory patients and sociodemographic and clinical predictors of these trajectories.

Methods

In a prospective cohort study using ecological momentary assessment (mEMA), we collected patient-reported daily pain flare ratings data over 5 months and identified predictors and correlates using validated measures.

Results

The mean age of the sample (N = 270) was 60.9 years (SD = 11.2), 64.8% were female, and 32.6% self-identified as African American. Four pain flare clusters were identified. The "high-occurrence" cluster (23% of patients) experienced 5.5 (SD = 5.47) daily flares, wherea

SUBMITTER: Meghani SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880071 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature