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Glossary of common terms and definitions used by the AI for Multiple Long-Term Conditions project.
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[✍️ NEW TERM] Treament Burden #54

Open BrainonSilicon opened 1 year ago

BrainonSilicon commented 1 year ago

Term

Treatment Burden

Definition

Treatment burden is defined here as a patient's perception of the aggregate weight of the actions and resources they devote to their healthcare, including difficulty, time, and out-of-pocket costs dedicated to the healthcare tasks such as adhering to medications, dietary recommendations, and self-monitoring.

Citation

Boyd, C. M., Wolff, J. L., Giovannetti, E., Reider, L., Weiss, C., Xue, Q.-l., Leff, B., Boult, C., Hughes, T., & Rand, C. (2014) Health care task difficulty among older adults with multimorbidity. Medical Care, 52(03), S118–S125.

Extra Information

This is a term identified by the MELB-b team.

BrainonSilicon commented 1 year ago

This is a great definition!