Trajectories of Treatment Burden Among Primary Care Patients with Long-Term Conditions in Southern China: A Latent Class Growth Analysis.

Zhihui JiaZimin NiuJia Ji WangJose HernandezYu-Ting Li Harry Hao-Xiang Wang

Published in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2024)

Our study revealed the presence of discrete patterns of treatment burden over time in Chinese primary care patients with LTCs, providing directions for tailored interventions to optimise disease management. Patients with 3 or more LTCs should receive close attention in healthcare delivery as they tend to experience a greater treatment burden.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
risk factors
physical activity
depressive symptoms
working memory
social media