Examining variation in the measurement of multimorbidity in research: a systematic review of 566 studies

ISS Ho, A Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A Akbari… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

Beliefs about the body and pain: the critical role in musculoskeletal pain management

JP Caneiro, S Bunzli, P O'Sullivan - Brazilian journal of physical therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Beliefs about the body and pain play a powerful role in behavioural and
emotional responses to musculoskeletal pain. What a person believes and how they …

General practitioner strategies for managing patients with multimorbidity: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research

RA Damarell, DD Morgan, JJ Tieman - BMC Family Practice, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) increasingly manage patients with
multimorbidity but report challenges in doing so. Patients describe poor experiences with …

Elements of integrated care approaches for older people: a review of reviews

AM Briggs, PP Valentijn, JA Thiyagarajan… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed an Integrated Care for
Older People approach to guide health systems and services in better supporting functional …

Recent patterns of multimorbidity among older adults in high-income countries

R Ofori-Asenso, KL Chin, AJ Curtis… - Population health …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Population aging along with the rising burden of chronic medical conditions (CMCs) is
challenging the sustainability of health care systems globally. The authors sought to …

Health literacy in Indigenous people with chronic disease living in remote Australia

H Rheault, F Coyer, L Jones, A Bonner - BMC health services research, 2019 - Springer
Background Health literacy is strongly associated with health outcomes and is important for
health policy and service delivery. Low health literacy was reported in 59% of Australian …

Global health policy in the 21st century: challenges and opportunities to arrest the global disability burden from musculoskeletal health conditions

AM Briggs, J Shiffman, YR Shawar, K Åkesson… - Best Practice & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The profound burden of disease associated with musculoskeletal health conditions is well
established. Despite the unequivocal disability burden and personal and societal …

Variation in the estimated prevalence of multimorbidity: systematic review and meta-analysis of 193 international studies

ISS Ho, A Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A Akbari, J Davies… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective (1) To estimate the pooled prevalence of multimorbidity in all age groups,
globally.(2) To examine how measurement of multimorbidity impacted the estimated …

Multimorbidity among people experiencing homelessness—insights from primary care data

S Vallesi, M Tuson, A Davies, L Wood - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Although the poor health of people experiencing homelessness is increasingly
recognised in health discourse, there is a dearth of research that has quantified the nature …

Antacids revisited: review on contemporary facts and relevance for self-management

V Garg, P Narang, R Taneja - Journal of International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Heartburn and acid regurgitation are the typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux.
Despite the availability of several treatment options, antacids remain the mainstay treatment …