Measuring treatment burden related to general practice in patients with multimorbidity: development and validation of a PROM.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to either identify or develop and validate a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess treatment burden related to general practice for patients with multimorbidity, which can be used alongside the MultiMorbidity Questionnaire part 1 (MMQ1) without overwhelming the target population with redundant items.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature review to identify all existing PROMs measuring treatment burden. If no suitable PROM was found, our plan was to: (1) develop a draft PROM using items from existing instruments, (2) carry out group and individual interviews with patients with multimorbidity to ensure the PROM's understandability, clarity, completeness and relevance and (3) undertake psychometric validation with a diverse sampl

SUBMITTER: Lyhnebeck AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12359414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature