FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Treatment burden
治疗负担
Time, cost, and capacity demands imposed by care.
Study this concept in context
76 · Living with multiple chronic conditions
When long-term conditions coexist, care must examine interactions among diseases, treatments, and everyday capacity rather than simply add separate disease plans together.
81 · Comparing treatments and personal preferences
Comparing treatments means asking which outcomes an option improves, over what period and at what burden, and whether those outcomes fit the person’s goals. Mechanisms, research, and values contribute to a decision that can be reviewed.
Sources
- NICE NG56: Guideline summary
- FDA: Drug Interactions
- WHO: Patient Safety
- AHRQ: Unique Challenges in Diagnostic Safety for Older Adults
- NICE NG56: Principles of care for multimorbidity
- AHRQ: The SHARE Approach
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.