Agreement Between Self-Reported and Proxy-Reported Pain in Veterans With Advanced Heart Failure

Kathleen M. Akgün, Ling Han, Yan Zhan, Erica A. Abel, Shelli L. Feder, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Yale Internal Medicine, New Haven, Yale School of Nursing, Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on July 31, 2025

Abstract

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BackgroundSelf-reported pain is frequently reported among patients with advanced heart failure (aHF). Agreement between patients’ pain assessment and their proxies have shown inconsistent results. We examined agreement between documented patient self-...