Introduction. Multiple myeloma is a chronic disease of human haematological tumor derived from a monoclonal cell proliferation irregularities arising in the bone marrow. Often causes malfunction of patients and shorten their lives. Such a person requires specialist treatment and interdisciplinary care. Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the patients feel about their physical fitness in the course of chronic disease, which is multiple myeloma. Material and methods. A sense of disability of the patients served survey based on a standardized questionnaire EORTC QLQ-30 + QLQ-MY-20 and the scale of acceptance disease AIS. The information collected by diagnostic survey, were among the patients of the hematology wards. Results. More than 3/4 of the patients suffer from pain of varying degrees of severity, which interferes with their daily activities. On AIS scale only 29% of patients achieved very good adaptation to disease. Conclusions. Multiple myeloma contributes to the disorder primarily the physical realm, but also psychological and social ill.

Key words: multiple myeloma, disability, pain.