Treatment Burden and Chronic Illness: Who is at Most Risk?

Adem Sav (), Jennifer A. Whitty, Sara S. McMillan, Elizabeth Kendall, Fiona Kelly, Michelle A. King and Amanda J. Wheeler
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Adem Sav: Australian Catholic University
Jennifer A. Whitty: The University of Queensland
Sara S. McMillan: Griffith University
Elizabeth Kendall: Griffith University
Fiona Kelly: Griffith University
Michelle A. King: Griffith University
Amanda J. Wheeler: Griffith University

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2016, vol. 9, issue 6, No 8, 559-569

Abstract: Abstract Background There is a need to ascertain the type and level of treatment burden experienced by people with co-morbidities. This is important to identify the characteristics of participants who are at most risk of treatment burden. Objective The aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of participants who are at most risk of treatment burden. Methods This cross-sectional study was part of a larger project and recruitment was conducted across four Australian regions: rural, semi-rural and metropolitan. Participants were asked about their treatment burden using an adapted version of a measure, which included the following five dimensions: medication, time and administrative, lifestyle change, social life and financial burden. Results In total, 581 participants with various chronic health conditions reported a mean global treatment burden of 56.5 out of 150 (standard deviation = 34.5). Number of chronic conditions (β = .34, p

Date: 2016
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