2018
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4065
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Treatment burden should be included in clinical practice guidelines

Abstract: Claudia Dobler and colleagues argue that clear information on treatment burden in guidelines could improve decision making

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“…The work that patients undertake to manage their health often remains invisible to healthcare professionals, who only see the results, underappreciate the workload and overestimate patients’ capacity for more interventions 6. In addition, patients are rarely questioned on their willingness to bear this burden.…”
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“…The work that patients undertake to manage their health often remains invisible to healthcare professionals, who only see the results, underappreciate the workload and overestimate patients’ capacity for more interventions 6. In addition, patients are rarely questioned on their willingness to bear this burden.…”
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“…In addition, patients are rarely questioned on their willingness to bear this burden. One suggested way forward is for the inclusion of clear information on treatment burden in guidelines such that any decision about adding another intervention is better informed 6. In the meantime, an easy action for all healthcare professionals is to consider two simple questions when reviewing a patient’s treatment or when considering adding further treatment: ‘do I know what burden this treatment involves for the patient?’ and ‘can the patient really do what I am asking them to do?’7 SP110.1136/dtb.2019.000025.supp1

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“…Treatment burden is an often ignored but crucial element in guidelines and clinical decision making 1. We would like to point out some recent advances.…”
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“…Dobler and colleagues rightly point out that clinical practice guidelines should incorporate information on treatment burden to enable patients to make informed decisions about treatments 1. For people of working age, this information should also include acceptability and feasibility of implementation in the work context.…”
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