Background Patients with chronic disease may experience complicated management plans
requiring significant personal investment. This has been termed 'treatment burden'and has …

Objective To identify, characterise and explain common and specific features of the
experience of treatment burden in relation to patients living with lung cancer or chronic …

Background In this article we outline Burden of Treatment Theory, a new model of the
relationship between sick people, their social networks, and healthcare services. Health …

Aims and objectives To explore chronic heart failure patients' perceptions of the burden
related to treatment and self‐care. Background Living with chronic heart failure entails …

Background The prevalence of multimorbidity (the presence of two or more long-term
conditions) is rising internationally. Multimorbidity affects patients by increasing their burden …

Background: Applying disease-specific guidelines to people with multimorbidity may result
in complex regimens that impose treatment burden. Objectives: To describe and validate a …

Background Many older adults with multiple chronic conditions, particularly those who are
functionally impaired, spend considerable time juggling the competing demands of …

Objectives To summarise and synthesise published qualitative studies to characterise
factors that shape patient and caregiver experiences of chronic heart failure (CHF), chronic …

Patient-centred care (PCC) is recommended in policy documents for chronic heart failure
(CHF) service provision, yet it lacks an agreed definition. A systematic review was conducted …

Background Having patients self-manage their health conditions is a widely promoted
concept, but many patients struggle to practice it effectively. Moreover, few studies have …