Table 4

Construct validity of MRB-QoL subscales

MRB-QoL subscalesMeasures of disease and medicine burden
Medical condition (n=338)Medicine number (n=358)MRCI (n=277)DBI (n=262)CCI (n=292)
Routine and Regimen Complexity0.11*0.16***0.010.24***−0.19***
Psychological Burden0.14***0.11***0.080.28***−0.15***
Functional and Role Limitation0.09*0.17***0.010.36***−0.23***
Therapeutic Relationship0.12*0.20***−0.16***0.12*−0.19***
Social Burden0.070.08−0.090.19***−0.23***
  • *P<0.05, ***P<0.001.

  • CCI, Charleston’s Comorbidity Index; DBI, Drug Burden Index; MRB-QoL, Medication-Related Burden Quality of Life; MRCI, Medication Regimen Complexity Index.