Assessing Chronic Pain Patient Preferences

Using numeric rating scales from 0 to 10 (adaptation of the outcome prioritization tool) to assess patient perceived importance of analgesic effect relative to not having the following side effects: fatigue, drowsiness (sleepiness), dizziness, difficulty concentrating, nausea, constipation (difficulty passing stools), dry mouth, unintentional weight gain, addiction (medication craving). Higher scores mean the specific outcome is a higher priority for the participant.

Using numeric rating scales, from 0 to 10, to assess current burden of the following analgesic side effects: fatigue, drowsiness (sleepiness), dizziness, difficulty concentrating, nausea, constipation (difficulty passing stools), dry mouth, unintentional weight gain, addiction (medication craving). Higher scores mean being more affected by the side effects.

Numeric rating scale from 0 to 10, with higher scores meaning higher pain levels.

Numeric rating scale from 0 to 10, with higher scores meaning better sleep.

Patient treatment satisfaction will be assessed using 6 selected items from the Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale (PTSS). The 6 items using 5-point Likert scales assess satisfaction of the time that it takes their pain medication to work, level or amount of pain relief, duration of pain relief, overall satisfaction, and to what extend the level of pain relief meet their expectations.

Patient characteristics including demographics and which pain type/diagnosis and medications and dose are used including alternative/supplementary treatments.

Single-item measure, on a scale from 1 to 10, that assesses a person's perceived rank relative to others with a higher score meaning a higher rank.

Assessing global quality of life through a Numerical Rating Scale on a scale from 0 to 100 that includes 11 descriptive markers where a higher scores means a better QOL.

The PHQ-4 uses a 4-point Likert scale (Not at all, Several days, More than half the days, Nearly every day).

The COMM-9 uses a 5-point Likert scale (Never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Very often).

The PROMIS Item Bank v2.0 - Cognitive Function- Short Form 4a uses a 5-point Likert scale (Never, Rarely (Once), Sometimes (Two or three times), Often (About once a day), Very often (Several times a day)).