The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Treatment burden for people experiencing homelessness with a recent non-fatal overdose: a questionnaire study.
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) who have problem drug use have complex medical and social needs, with barriers to accessing services and treatments. Their treatment burden (workload of self-management and impact on wellbeing) remains unexplored. ⋯ In a socially marginalised patient group at high risk of drug overdose, the PETS showed a very high level of treatment burden and highlights the profound impact of self-management work on wellbeing and daily activities. Treatment burden is an important person-centred outcome to help compare the effectiveness of interventions in PEH and merits inclusion in future trials as an outcome measure.