Table 3 –
Pain Characteristics of the Cancer Survivors Who Received Paclitaxel and Developed Peripheral Neuropathy
| Characteristic | Lower Extremity (n=146) |
Upper Extremity (n=114) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Pain Characteristics | ||
| Duration of PIPN (years) | 3.87 (4.00) | 3.82 (4.05) |
| Pain now | 3.41 (2.18) | 2.98 (2.22) |
| Average pain | 3.84 (2.11) | 3.17 (2.21) |
| Worst pain | 5.92 (2.51) | 4.76 (2.77) |
| Days per week in pain | 3.66 (3.02) | 3.78 (2.94) |
| Hours per day in pain | 13.06 (9.11) | 12.27 (9.24) |
| Pain Interference Scale | ||
| Routine activities+ | 2.67 (2.79) | |
| Walking ability | 3.42 (3.01) | 0.42 (1.56) |
| Enjoyment of life | 2.86 (2.86) | 2.24 (2.78) |
| Normal work | 2.65 (2.72) | 2.79 (2.68) |
| Sleep | 2.86 (2.96) | 1.78 (2.57) |
| General activity | 2.63 (2.59) | 2.54 (2.60) |
| Mood | 2.52 (2.55) | 2.05 (2.26) |
| Relations with other people | 1.65 (2.27) | 0.90 (1.74) |
| Sexual activity | 1.11 (2.37) | 0.69 (1.96) |
| Mean interference score | 2.59 (2.28) | 1.82 (1.94) |
| Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS) Scores | ||
| Numb | 5.32 (2.91) | 4.07 (2.68) |
| Unpleasant | 4.32 (2.43) | 3.72 (2.48) |
| Tingling | 4.01 (2.99) | 3.05 (2.97) |
| Intense | 3.34 (2.49) | 2.73 (2.37) |
| Dull | 3.02 (2.61) | 2.34 (2.25) |
| Cramping | 2.80 (3.05) | 1.73 (2.63) |
| Electrical | 2.35 (2.94) | 1.93 (2.84) |
| Shooting | 2.25 (2.72) | 1.33 (2.32) |
| Sharp | 2.19 (2.73) | 1.31 (2.21) |
| Aching | 2.28 (2.63) | 1.66 (2.41) |
| Heavy | 1.94 (2.63) | 1.41 (2.40) |
| Cold | 1.64 (2.46) | 1.12 (2.10) |
| Radiating | 2.16 (2.75) | 1.48 (2.34) |
| Hot | 1.94 (2.71) | 1.08 (2.08) |
| Tender | 1.96 (2.45) | 1.60 (2.27) |
| Sensitive skin | 1.77 (2.22) | 1.32 (2.14) |
| Throbbing | 1.88 (2.55) | 1.31 (2.21) |
| Itchy | 1.22 (2.23) | 0.60 (1.61) |
| Intense - surface pain | 3.38 (2.71) | 2.96 (2.42) |
| Intense - deep pain | 3.18 (2.73) | 2.39 (2.73) |
| PQAS subscale - paroxysmal | 2.19 (2.21) | 1.41 (1.90) |
| PQAS subscale - surface | 2.79 (1.70) | 2.02 (1.61) |
| PQAS subscale - deep | 2.38 (1.92) | 1.70 (1.88) |
+
Dressing, toileting, typing
Abbreviations: PIPN - paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy, SD = standard deviation