A systematic literature review of the assessment of treatment burden experienced by patients and their caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many older adults with multiple chronic conditions, particularly those who are functionally impaired, spend considerable time juggling the competing demands of managing their conditions often assisted by caregivers. We examined methods of assessing the treatment burden experienced by this population as a first step to identifying strategies to reduce it.

Methods

Systematic searches were performed of the peer-reviewed and grey-literature (PubMed, Cochrane library, CINAHL, EMBASE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, New York Academy of Medicine Grey Literature Review, NLM catalog and ProQuest Digital Theses and Dissertations). After title and abstract screening, both qualitative and quantitative articles describing approaches to assessment of treatment burden were included.

SUBMITTER: Sheehan OC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6788093 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature