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Michael E.  \nDeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 2. UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 3. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 4. West Haven VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, United States  \nOlder adults managing multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) often need to balance various medications, treatments, and interventions, so this group of older adults is expected to experience healthcare burden. In this study, we examined the treatment burden of a group of 397 veterans who were older than 65 with three or more chronic conditions and/or ten or more medications.  \nOf this group, 115/397 surprisingly reported no burden (NB) on the Treatment Burden Questionnaire (overall score = zero) while 282/397 reported an average score of 50 during baseline data collection. A chi-square test was run on different demographic variables to determine differences between participants reporting NB versus some burden (SB). NB and SB groups had older adults of similar race, gender, ethnicity, housing status, and educational level. However, older adults reporting NB more frequently reported perfect scores on the PROMIS questionnaire (NB:  \n48.7%; SB: 17.4%) and a 27/30 (90%) or better on the WBS questionnaire (NB: 52.2%; SB: 19.9%) . Older adults reporting  \nSB more frequently reported using assistive devices (NB: 20%;  \nSB: 34.8%) and feeling as if every task was effortful (NB: 23.5%;  \nSB: 40.8). These findings suggest that despite similar background and management of MCCs, older adults with minimal functional and mobility limitations often report NB. Furthermore, perceptions of treatment burden are related to perceptions of wellbeing and quality of life.","cbCaidZI8igQIbWQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidZI8igQIbWQ","pdf",51604,"English","# Abstract\n## Study population and design\n## Treatment burden outcomes\n## Demographic comparisons and key findings\n## Implications for wellbeing and quality of life","[{\"question\":\"How many veterans were included, and what criteria defined the study group?\",\"answer\":\"The study included 397 veterans older than 65 with three or more chronic conditions and/or ten or more medications.\"},{\"question\":\"What proportion of participants reported no treatment burden, and how was burden measured?\",\"answer\":\"115/397 reported no burden (overall score zero) on the Treatment Burden Questionnaire, while 282/397 reported an average baseline score of about 50.\"},{\"question\":\"Which factors differed between the no-burden and some-burden groups?\",\"answer\":\"The no-burden group more frequently had perfect PROMIS scores and high WBS questionnaire scores, whereas the some-burden group more often used assistive devices and felt every task was effortful.\"}]","Understanding Differences in Treatment Burden Among Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions | PDF",1790631131]