Fig. 1
From: A conceptual model of treatment burden and patient capacity in stroke
Conceptual model of treatment burden in stroke. Treatment burden arises as a consequence of healthcare workload and/or care deficiencies, which can both influence and be influenced by patient capacity. The quality and configuration of health and social care services can influence healthcare workload, care deficiencies and patient capacity (the latter is also influenced by factors external to healthcare systems such as the presence of dependents)