Mendoza-Quispe D, Perez-Leon S, Alarcon-Ruiz CA, Gaspar A, Cuba-Fuentes MS, Zunt JR, Montori VM, Bazo-Alvarez JC, Miranda JJ. Scoping review of measures of treatment burden in patients with multimorbidity: advancements and current gaps.
J Clin Epidemiol 2023;
159:92-105. [PMID:
37217106 PMCID:
PMC10529536 DOI:
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.05.013]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To identify, assess, and summarize the measures to assess burden of treatment in patients with multimorbidity (BoT-MMs) and their measurement properties.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING
MEDLINE via PubMed was searched from inception until May 2021. Independent reviewers extracted data from studies in which BoT-MMs were developed, validated, or reported as used, including an assessment of their measurement properties (e.g., validity and reliability) using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments.
RESULTS
Eight BoT-MMs were identified across 72 studies. Most studies were performed in English (68%), in high-income countries (90%), without noting urban-rural settings (90%). No BoT-MMs had both sufficient content validity and internal consistency; some measurement properties were either insufficient or uncertain (e.g., responsiveness). Other frequent limitations of BoT-MMs included absent recall time, presence of floor effects, and unclear rationale for categorizing and interpreting raw scores.
CONCLUSION
The evidence needed for use of extant BoT-MMs in patients with multimorbidity remains insufficiently developed, including that of suitability for their development, measurement properties, interpretability of scores, and use in low-resource settings. This review summarizes this evidence and identifies issues needing attention for using BoT-MMs in research and clinical practice.
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