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Table 3 Patients’ assessment of pain: painDETECT scale 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain)

From: Cancer-related neuropathic pain in out-patient oncology clinics: a European survey

Question

 

Patients with CRNP

All participants

n = 310

n = 951

How would you assess your pain now, at this moment?

Mean (SD)

4.36 (2.58)

3.74 (2.55)

 

95% CI

4.07, 4.65

3.57, 3.90

 

Missing data, n

4

22

How strong was the strongest pain during the past 4 weeks?

Mean (SD)

7.94 (1.96)

7.23 (2.40)

 

95% CI

7.72, 8.16

7.08, 7.39

 

Missing data, n

3

20

How strong was the pain during the past 4 weeks, on average?

Mean (SD)

5.55 (2.00)

4.97 (2.06)

 

95% CI

5.33, 5.78

4.83, 5.10

 

Missing data, n

4

24

  1. CI, confidence interval; CRNP, cancer-related neuropathic pain; SD, standard deviation.