The Relationship Between Persistent Pain and Overall Mortality: Does Greater Pain Indicate Shorter Life? (413-A)

Result. 5,070 patients had at least one symptom (pain, fatigue, depression, nausea/vomiting, cough, dyspnea, diarrhea), and 15% (791/ 5,425) had at least one unmet need for symptom management within 4 weeks prior to interview. Patients with lung cancer were more likely to report unmet need than patients with colorectal cancer (18.5% vs. 11.4%, p < .05). Hispanic (19.4%) and black (17.5%) patients were more likely to report unmet need compared with white (13.6%) patients. Moderate to severe symptoms were associated with more unmet need. Patients who were married (13.2% vs. 16.6%, p < .05), older than 80 years (vs. < 60; 10.4% vs. 17.72%, p < .05), with income $ $60,000 (vs. < $20,000; 10.3% vs. 19.1%, p < .05), and with a college degree or more (vs. < high school; 12.1% vs. 17.1%, p < .05) were less likely to report unmet need.