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2022 May 26


Disabil Rehabil

Questionnaire-based somatosensory profiling in breast cancer survivors: are we there yet? Associations between questionnaires and quantitative sensory testing.

Authors

Dams L, Van der Gucht E, Haenen V, Devoogdt N, Smeets A, Morlion B, Bernar K, De Vrieze T, Moloney N, De Groef A, Meeus M
Disabil Rehabil. 2022 May 26:1-12.
PMID: 35617510.

Abstract

Pain and sensory disturbances are common side effects of breast cancer treatment. Differential somatosensory functioning may reflect distinct pathophysiological backgrounds and therapeutic needs. Aim was to examine whether questionnaires evaluating signs and symptoms related to somatosensory functioning correlate sufficiently with quantitative sensory testing (QST) in breast cancer survivors to warrant consideration for somatosensory profiling in clinical practice.