ReviewSafety and health at work2019
Multimorbidity and Its Impact on Workers: A Review of Longitudinal Studies.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Costs of multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analyses.BMC medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Everyday Lives of Middle-Aged Persons with Multimorbidity: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Personalised exercise-rehabilitation for people with multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): a randomised feasibility study.BMJ open · 2025Trial
- Workplace productivity losses due to multimorbidity: findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009-21.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Associations of diverse diseases with work productivity among Japanese workers in the context of multimorbidity: additional analysis of a database study.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
- The Ripple Effect: A Serial Mediation Analysis of Multimorbidity and Depressive Symptoms Among Women in Midlife in China.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Multimorbidity in the working-age population in Brazil: sociodemographic and behavioral factors.Revista de saude publica · 2026Article
- Multimorbidity and the indirect cost of productivity loss from health-related work absenteeism in Belgium.European journal of public health · 2025Observational
- Health trends among workers in Germany and the role of changing job activities and working conditions.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical and mental health of behavioural health certified peer specialists in four US states.BMJ mental health · 2025Article
- Leveraging data science to understand and address multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: the MADIVA protocol.BMJ health & care informatics · 2025Article
- Prevalence of obesity-related multimorbidity and its health care costs among adults in the United States.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2025Article
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity among mining workers of Odisha, India: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Data-driven identification of metabolic and cardiovascular biomarkers in high-altitude workers: a machine learning approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Racial inequalities in the development of multimorbidity of chronic conditions: results from a Brazilian prospective cohort.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- The association of sociodemographic characteristics with work disability trajectories during and following long-term psychotherapy: a longitudinal register study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Multimorbidity healthcare expenditure in Belgium: a 4-year analysis (COMORB study).Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- Heart Rate Variability and Cognition: A Narrative Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigates the impact of multimorbidity on work through a literature review of longitudinal studies.
methodsA systematic review was carried out in the databases Lilacs, SciELO, PAHO, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane
resultsAn initial database search identified 7522 registries, and at the end of the analysis, 7 manuscripts were included in the review. Several studies have demonstrated direct and indirect impacts of multimorbidity on the health of workers. For this, the number of missed days due to health-related issues was evaluated, as well as the reduction in work productivity of the unhealthy worker, vulnerability of the worker with multimorbidity regarding higher indices of dismissal and recruitment difficulties, and incidence of early retirement and/or receipt of benefits due to disabilities.
conclusionsMultimorbidity has a negative impact on work, with damages to quality of life and work productivity, worsening the absenteeism/presenteeism indices, enhancing the chances of temporary or permanent leaves, and lowering employability and admission of individuals with multimorbidity.
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