Patient-experienced burden of treatment in patients with multimorbidity - A systematic review of qualitative data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize existing qualitative literature on patient-experienced burden of treatment in multimorbid patients.

Methods

A literature search identified available qualitative studies on the topic of burden of treatment in multimorbidity and meta-ethnography was applied as method. The authors' original findings were preserved, but also synthesized to new interpretations to investigate the concept of the burden of treatment using the Cumulative Complexity Model.

Results

Nine qualitative studies were identified. The majority of the 1367 participants from 34 different countries were multimorbid. The treatment burden components, experienced by patients, were identified for each study. The components financial burden, lack of knowledge, diet and exercise, medicati

SUBMITTER: Rosbach M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5482482 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature