ArticleThe European journal of general practice2023
Validation of the Lithuanian multimorbidity treatment burden questionnaire (MTBQ) and its association with primary care patient characteristics.
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- Patient-reported outcome measures for patients with chronic comorbidities: a systematic review of psychometric properties.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
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- Adaptation and psychometric validation of treatment burden questionnaire for caregivers of older adults with diabetes and dementia.Aging & mental health · 2026Article
- Current Status and Associated Factors of Treatment Burden in Stroke Patients: Mixed-Methods Research With a Convergent Parallel Design.Nursing research and practice · 2026Article
- Effects of a Complex Care Model for Patients with Multimorbidity in Lithuania: Results from an Implementation Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a Japanese version of the multimorbidity treatment burden questionnaire.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Relationship between multimorbidity treatment burden and chronic disease self-efficacy in the elderly population of China.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe increasing prevalence of multimorbidity among older people in Lithuania and other Central-Eastern European countries leads to a greater patient treatment burden and puts additional pressure on healthcare services.
objectivesThis study aimed to validate the Lithuanian version of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ).
methodsThe Lithuanian version of the MTBQ was tested (2021-2022) with 789 patients from seven Lithuanian primary care centres who had two or more long-term conditions. The questionnaire translation's reliability, validity and dimensionality of the were assessed with Spearman's rank correlation, Cronbach's alpha, and factor reduction analysis. Treatment burden and its associations with sociodemographic and other indicators were analysed.
resultsLithuanian version of MTBQ had good internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.711), validity, factor reduction applicability, and interpretability. The MTBQ scores of the questionnaire had a negative association with the quality-of-life scale (r=-0.327, 95% CI [-0.389, -0.264]) and positive associations with the self-rated health scores (
conclusionThe study's findings show that the MTBQ is applicable in assessing the treatment burden of multimorbid patients in Lithuania. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that Lithuanian patients with multimorbidity have average treatment burden scores similar to or higher than participants in previous MTBQ validation studies.
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