XXXX questionnaires in the analysis of long lasting (chronic) @entity158 conditions.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity158
A study on mainly non-cancer-related @entity158 @entity1 was performed concerning clinical @entity1 data used for @entity158 history-taking and diagnosis. More than 2100 consecutive @entity1 referred to the anaesthetic branch of the @entity158 Centre (MPC) were evaluated at the first visit. The use of a paper questionnaire, including a @entity158 and @entity158 intensity Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), was analysed. In a substudy of more than 290 consecutive @entity1 , data from a computerised questionnaire and database was analysed. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of @entity5 Quality of Life Questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30) (version 2.0) was used for recording of the Global Health Status/Quality of Life (GHS/QoL) score. The substudy also included the summarized mechanism-based evaluation of the @entity1 at the first visit, judged by a specialist in @entity158 medicine. The @entity1 ' GHS/QoL score was low. The most important @entity158 mechanisms, were nociceptive and peripheral neurogenic. The clinical use of these tools for @entity1 evaluation and for the choice of treatment is suggested. Information technology may be used for analysis of descriptive, evaluative, predictive and prognostic data in @entity158 @entity1 . It can also be used as a tool for clinical @entity158 research towards a mechanism-based evaluation. Evaluation of @entity1 quality of life and function is suitable for outcome research.
