Validation and Application of the Arabic Version of the M. D Validation and Application of the Arabic Version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory in Moroccan Patients With Cancer  Mati Nejmi, MD, PhD, Xin Shelley Wang, MD, MPH, Tito R. Mendoza, PhD, Ibrahima Gning, DDS, DrPH, Charles S. Cleeland, PhD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 75-86 (July 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.007 Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Arabic version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI-A). Copyright 1999 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2010 40, 75-86DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.007) Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Arabic version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI-A). Copyright 1999 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2010 40, 75-86DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.007) Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Proportion of patients with severe symptoms by four major disease groups (n=112). Patients with a diagnosis of breast, gastrointestinal, gynecological, or lung cancer were compared in terms of proportions of severe (≥7 on a 0–10 scale) vs. nonsevere fatigue (a), disturbed sleep (b), lack of appetite (c), and sadness (d). Chi-square tests for proportions were computed to detect significant association between each of the four symptoms and the four disease groups. There was a significant association between disease category and fatigue (X2=10.7, P<0.05) and between disease category and lack of appetite (X2=10.8, P<0.05). Disturbed sleep and sadness showed no significant association. GI=gastrointestinal cancer; GYN=gynecological cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2010 40, 75-86DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.007) Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions