Factors associated with patients' and GPs' assessment of the burden of treatment in multimorbid patients: a cross-sectional study in primary care

Herzig, Lilli; Zeller, Andreas; Pasquier, Jérôme; Streit, Sven; Neuner-Jehle, Stefan; Excoffier, Sophie; Haller, Dagmar M.

doi:10.1186/s12875-019-0974-z

Scientific article

English

Factors associated with patients' and GPs' assessment of the burden of treatment in multimorbid patients: a cross-sectional study in primary care

ContributorsHerzig, Lilli; Zeller, Andreas; Pasquier, Jérôme; Streit, Sven; Neuner-Jehle, Stefan; Excoffier, Sophie; Haller, Dagmar M.

Published inBMC Family Practice, vol. 20, no. 1, 88

Publication date2019

Abstract

Multimorbid patients may experience a high burden of treatment. This has a negative impact on treatment adherence, health outcomes and health care costs. The objective of our study was to identify factors associated with the self-perceived burden of treatment of multimorbid patients in primary care and to compare them with factors associated with GPs assessment of this burden.

Keywords

Burden of treatment
Chronic diseases
Multimorbidity
Primary care

Affiliation entities

Research groups

Médecine interne générale et pédiatrie ambulatoires (968)

Funding

Autre - Swiss University Conference, project P10,

Citation (ISO format)

HERZIG, Lilli et al. Factors associated with patients” and GPs” assessment of the burden of treatment in multimorbid patients: a cross-sectional study in primary care. In: BMC Family Practice, 2019, vol. 20, n° 1, p. 88. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-0974-z