TY - JOUR T1 - Treatment burden is important to patients but often overlooked by clinicians JF - Breathe JO - Breathe DO - 10.1183/20734735.0031-2021 VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 210031 AU - Claudia C. Dobler Y1 - 2021/03/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/17/1/210031.abstract N2 - The focus of this issue of Breathe is “treatment burden”, which is the work that patients must do to implement medical treatments, for example, taking medications, going to medical appointments, making lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, smoking cessation, etc.) and the effect of this workload on patient functioning and wellbeing [1]. The treatment workload associated with managing a respiratory condition can be substantial [2–6]. Treatment burden is distinct from “disease burden”, which describes the morbidity and mortality associated with a disease. In this issue of Breathe we hear from patients with different respiratory conditions [7–9] as well as from carers [10] about the challenges associated with their healthcare workload. Their accounts highlight the importance of healthcare professionals working together with patients and carers to reduce treatment burden.The latest issue of Breathe focuses on “treatment burden” and the effects of this workload on patients: read the introductory editorial by Chief Editor @ClaudiaCDobler https://bit.ly/3djgNeO ER -