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Table 3 Relationship between the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) scores and Treatment Burden Questionnaire global score (n = 502 patients)

From: Development and description of measurement properties of an instrument to assess treatment burden among patients with multiple chronic conditions

 

Correlation with the Treatment Burden Questionnaire global scorea

Pvalue

TSQM global score

-0.41

< 0.0001

TSQM efficacy score

-0.26

< 0.0001

TSQM convenience score

-0.53

< 0.0001

TSQM side effects scorea

-0.52

< 0.0001

  1. The TSQM assesses satisfaction with medication. Scores range from 0 to 100. A high score indicates high satisfaction with the medication. Negative coefficients indicate a decrease in the TSQM score associated with an increase in treatment burden.
  2. aTSQM side effects score was calculated only for patients who declared experiencing side effects.