Treatment burden is increasingly recognized as a critical outcome in multimorbidity research, yet existing PROMs often overlap and overburden patients. In this study, researchers systematically reviewed the literature and, finding no suitable instrument, developed a 30-item PROM spanning six domains, including medication challenges, self-monitoring, and system-level barriers. Psychometric testing revealed strong content validity, but hypothesized domains failed to show adequate fit, leaving only individual items with good criterion validity and sensitivity to change. These findings highlight the complexity of measuring treatment burden in family medicine and the limitations of current PROM development.
Dive deeper into why this PROM may change the way we capture patient experience in multimorbidity. Read the full study here . How do you currently capture the hidden treatment burden in…
