Danish validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) and findings from a population health survey: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To validate the Danish Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) and obtain a population-based evaluation of treatment burden.

Design

Mixed-methods.

Setting

Danish population-based survey.

Participants

Translation by professional translators and an expert group. The scale was tested by 13 407 participants (aged ≥25 years) in treatment.

Measures

The 10-item MTBQ was translated into Danish using forward-backward translation and used in a large population health survey. A global MTBQ score was calculated and factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha assessed dimensional structure and internal consistency reliability, respectively. Spearman's rank correlations between global MTBQ scores and scores of self-rated health, health-related quality

SUBMITTER: Pedersen MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724706 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature