AIPaSiM	Associazione italiana pazienti sindromi mielodisplastica
alloHSCT	allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
HM-PRO	hematological malignancy-patient-reported outcomes
HRQoL	health-related quality of life
HSTC	hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
IPSS-R	Revised International Prognostic Scoring System
IQR	interquartile range
MDS	myelodysplastic neoplasms
MDSS	MDS-specific
PRO	patient-reported outcome
PROM	PRO measure
QOL-E	HRQoL instrument developed specifically for MDS patients