| CIs | Confidence intervals |
| CPQLQ | Caner Pain and QoL Questionnaire for Chinese Cancer Patients |
| CS | Centrality stability |
| EBIC | Extended Bayesian information criterion |
| KPS | Karnofsky Performance Status |
| NCT | Network comparison tests |
| LASSO | Least absolute shrinkage and selection procedure |
| QoL | Quality of Life |