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Table 5 Study participants'perception of treatment burden (MTBQ) according to health-related physical health (SF-12)

From: Perceived treatment burden and health-related quality of life in association with healthcare utilisation among patients attending multiple outpatient clinics

Perceived treatment burden

Perceived physical health

N (%*)

Low

(PCS < 40 points)

High

(PCS ≥ 40 points)

High

(score ≥ 22 points)

114 (70.8%)

47 (29.2%)

Medium

(score 10—< 22)

156 (62.7%)

93 (37.4%)

No/Low

(score < 10 points)

207 (39.8%)

313 (60.2%)

  1. MTBQ Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire, PCS Physical Component Score, SF-12 Short Form-12
  2. *Row percentages. Test for trend in proportions = 0.24 (p-value: < 0.001)