Quantifying treatment burden: the patient burden score a study of 758 patients across three clinical urologic scenarios - Takeaways - MDSpire

Quantifying treatment burden: the patient burden score a study of 758 patients across three clinical urologic scenarios

  • By

  • Ofer N. Gofrit

  • S. Nahum Goldberg

  • Amitay Lorber

  • Mordechai Duvdevani

  • Marc Wygoda

  • Guy Hidas

  • Vladimir Yutkin

  • Liat Appelbaum Pikarsky

  • November 27, 2024

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    The study developed a patient burden score to quantify treatment burdens across three urologic conditions, addressing expected and unexpected burdens.

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    Current scales primarily assess unexpected complications, neglecting expected burdens and ancillary procedures, which are significant to patients.

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    The patient burden score combines expected burdens, unexpected complications, and ancillary procedure needs to aid treatment decision-making.

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    Patients with small renal masses, muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and upper ureteral stones were included, with treatment options varying by condition.

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    Weights for the burden score were determined by a multidisciplinary committee to reflect the comprehensive treatment burden experienced by patients.

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Quantifying treatment burden: the patient burden score a study of 758 patients across three clinical urologic scenarios

  • by Ofer N. Gofrit, S. Nahum Goldberg, Amitay Lorber, Mordechai Duvdevani, Marc Wygoda, Guy Hidas, Vladimir Yutkin, Liat Appelbaum Pikarsky

  • November 27, 2024

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