Development and psychometric testing of symptom severity scale in older patients with cardiometabolic multimorbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the high prevalence of multiple cardiometabolic disorders in the older population and their negative impact on quality of life, assessing symptom burden is of critical importance. No assessment tool is available to holistically measure the severity of common symptoms in cardiometabolic diseases. This study aimed to develop the "Symptom Severity Scale in Patients with Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity (SSS-CM)" and to perform psychometric testing in the Turkish older population.

Methods

This methodological study was conducted between August and November 2024 with patients (n = 388) aged ≥ 65 years with at least two cardiometabolic diseases (coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, stroke, and dyslipidemia) who were followed up in the internal med

SUBMITTER: Gulbahar Eren M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522849 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature