Table 2.
Responses to multimorbidity treatment burden questionnaire
| Questions | Not difficult N (%) |
A little difficult N (%) |
Quite difficult N (%) |
Very difficult N (%) |
Extremely difficult N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taking lots of medications | 84 (19.86) | 76 (17.97) | 108 (25.53) | 97 (22.93) | 58 (13.71) |
| Remembering how and when to take medication | 100 (23.64) | 82 (19.89) | 104 (24.59) | 96 (22.70) | 41 (9.69) |
| Collecting prescription medication | 82 (19.39) | 90 (21.28) | 121 (28.61) | 102 (24.11) | 28 (6.62) |
| Monitoring your medical conditions (eg, checking your blood pressure or blood sugar, monitoring your symptoms, etc.) | 75 (17.73) | 128 (30.26) | 119 (28.13) | 83 (19.62) | 18 (4.26) |
| Arranging appointments with health professionals | 62 (14.66) | 132 (31.21) | 137 (32.39) | 75 (17.73) | 17 (4.02) |
| Seeing lots of different health professionals | 65 (15.37) | 118 (27.90) | 131 (30.97) | 90 (21.28) | 19 (4.49) |
| Attending appointments with health professionals (eg, getting time off work, arranging transport, etc.) | 82 (19.39) | 126 (29.79) | 103 (24.35) | 75 (17.73) | 37 (8.75) |
| Obtaining clear and up-to-date information about your condition | 136 (32.15) | 135 (31.91) | 88 (20.80) | 43 (10.17) | 21 (4.96) |
| Making recommended lifestyle changes (eg, diet and exercise) | 169 (39.95) | 104 (24.59) | 81 (19.15) | 53 (12.53) | 16 (3.78) |
| Having to rely on help from family and friends | 188 (44.44) | 70 (16.55) | 80 (18.91) | 54 (12.77) | 31 (7.33) |