“…28 More recently, in a retrospective study, a successful OS was defined as at least a 30% reduction in either baseline pain score or as-needed medication use sustained for at least 3 consecutive days. 31 In another study, OS was considered efficacious if it led to a ≥ 2-point decrease in pain scores within 1 week of OS. 6 These methods focused on pain measurement only, and the number of as-needed medications cannot reflect changes in background pain.…”
An integrated score, taking into account pain and adverse effect intensity, provides simple data easy to compare in research studies of opioid switching for cancer pain.
“…28 More recently, in a retrospective study, a successful OS was defined as at least a 30% reduction in either baseline pain score or as-needed medication use sustained for at least 3 consecutive days. 31 In another study, OS was considered efficacious if it led to a ≥ 2-point decrease in pain scores within 1 week of OS. 6 These methods focused on pain measurement only, and the number of as-needed medications cannot reflect changes in background pain.…”
An integrated score, taking into account pain and adverse effect intensity, provides simple data easy to compare in research studies of opioid switching for cancer pain.
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