ReviewJournal of multimorbidity and comorbidity
Multimorbidity matters in low and middle-income countries.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global evidence on the effectiveness of task-shifting and task-sharing strategies for managing individuals with multimorbidity: systematic review and meta-analysis.Family medicine and community health · 2025Pooled it
- Capacity building models for managing multiple long-term conditions in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and gap analysis.Human resources for health · 2025Pooled it
- Core outcome sets for trials of interventions to prevent and to treat multimorbidity in adults in low and middle-income countries: the COSMOS study.BMJ global health · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of self-management interventions for long-term conditions in people experiencing socio-economic deprivation in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Multimorbidity in the Middle East: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Of cattle and humans: A narrative review on the re-emergence of the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) and its threat to human health.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Review
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- Survival, Recorded Disability, and Neurorehabilitation After Advanced Endovascular Stroke Care in Kazakhstan: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Integrated tuberculosis-multimorbidity management in India: A SWOT analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Comparison of Human Metapneumovirus- and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Health Burden in Adults With Chronic Underlying Health Conditions: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Bayesian multilevel analysis of multimorbidity among women in Somalia: prevalence, patterns, and determinants.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Multimorbidity patterns, sociodemographic characteristics, and mortality: Data science insights from low-resource settings.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Longitudinal pattern of multimorbidity in older adult population: latent transition analysis in 34 countries.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Baseline household income is associated with severity and course of severe mental illness.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Low-intensity versus moderate- to high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy after myocardial infarction in patients aged 80 years and older: A retrospective cohort study.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Article
- Disparities in treatment burden in Peru among people with multiple long-term conditions by geography and healthcare facility: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- WHF Roadmap for Integrated Care in People Living with - or at Risk of - Cardiovascular Disease and Multiple Long-Term Conditions.Global heart · 2026Review
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- Pathways of health care for people living with multimorbidity in two Southern African countries.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence, patterns and associated behavioural risk factors of multimorbidity in rural India: Cross-sectional analysis from the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS).PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Multimorbidity is a complex challenge affecting individuals, families, caregivers, and health systems worldwide. The burden of multimorbidity is remarkable in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) given the many existing challenges in these settings. Investigating multimorbidity in LMICs poses many challenges including the different conditions studied, and the restriction of data sources to relatively few countries, limiting comparability and representativeness. This has led to a paucity of evidence on multimorbidity prevalence and trends, disease clusters, and health outcomes, particularly longitudinal outcomes. In this paper, based on our experience of investigating multimorbidity in LMICs contexts, we discuss how the structure of the health system does not favor addressing multimorbidity, and how this is amplified by social and economic disparities and, more recently, by the COVID-19 pandemic. We argue that generating epidemiologic data around multimorbidity with similar methods and definition is essential to improve comparability, guide clinical decision-making and inform policies, research priorities, and local responses. We call for action on policy to refinance and prioritize primary care and integrated care as the center of multimorbidity.
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