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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Multimorbidity patterns and health-related quality of life in Jamaican adults: a cross sectional study exploring potential pathways.

Leslie S Craig, Colette A Cunningham-Myrie, Katherine P Theall, Jeanette Gustat, Julie H Hernandez, David R Hotchkiss

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Leslie S CraigDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Colette A Cunningham-MyrieDepartment of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
Katherine P TheallDepartment of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Jeanette GustatDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Julie H HernandezDepartment of International Health and Sustainable Development, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
David R HotchkissDepartment of International Health and Sustainable Development, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Tulane University · USUniversity of the West Indies System · JM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are intimately linked. Multiple chronic conditions may adversely affect physical and mental functioning, while poorer HRQoL may contribute to the worsening course of diseases. Understanding mechanisms through which specific combinations of diseases affect HRQoL outcomes can facilitate identification of factors which are amenable to intervention. Jamaica, a middle-income country with high multimorbidity prevalence, has a health service delivery system dominated by public sector provision via a broad healthcare network. This study aims to examine whether multimorbidity classes differentially impact physical and mental dimensions of HRQoL in Jamaicans and quantify indirect effects on the multimorbidity-HRQoL relationship that are mediated by health system factors pertaining to financial healthcare access and service use. Materials and methods: Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to estimate associations between multimorbidity classes and HRQoL outcomes, using latest available data from the nationally representative Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007/2008 ( Results: LCA revealed four profiles, including a Conclusion: Specific combinations of diseases differentially impacted HRQoL outcomes in Jamaicans, demonstrating the clinical and epidemiological value of multimorbidity classes for this population, and providing insights that may also be relevant to other settings. To better tailor interventions to support multimorbidity management, additional research is needed to elaborate personal experiences with healthcare and examine how health system factors reinforce or mitigate positive health-seeking behaviours, including timely use of services.

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health-related quality of lifeJamaicalatent class analysis (LCA)multimorbidity (MM)non-communicable diseases (NCD)

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