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Reviewing multimorbidity outcome measures suitable for low-income and middle-income country settings

GACD | 23 Oct 2020

Multimorbidity describes cases where patients have two or more chronic physical or mental health conditions at the same time. It is typically challenging to measure multimorbidity outcomes because patients will present with different clusters of diseases. The review responds to the growing burden of multimorbidity in LMICs. This review also aims to address concerns among funders about the viability of funding multimorbidity research projects; without common outcomes measures it is difficult to evaluate the success of, and thus to justify, research investment.

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