Background Knowing the prevalence of multimorbidity among adults across continents is a
crucial piece of information for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which calls for …

Background: With ageing world populations, multimorbidity (presence of two or more chronic
diseases in the same individual) becomes a major concern in public health. Although …

Objective To review literature and provide a pooled effect for the association between
multimorbidity and mortality in older adults. Methods A systematic review was performed of …

Introduction Multimorbidity is a major public health challenge, with a rising prevalence in
low/middle-income countries (LMICs). This review aims to systematically synthesise …

Objectives: We performed a systematic review to identify, critically appraise and synthesise
the existing literature on the association between SEP and multimorbidity occurrence …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally.
Eighty-two percent of premature NCD deaths occur within low-and lower middle-income …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population attending
primary care in Portugal, to identify associated sociodemographic factors, and to reveal …

Aim To examine how the social determinants of health have been considered in
conceptualizations of multimorbidity in older adults in the literature and to identify …

Objectives The objective of the present study was to estimate the proportion of older adults
with non-communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity, its correlates and implications in …

Background To summarize global research trends and activities on multimorbidity; then to
assess the knowledge gaps and to identify implications for knowledge exchange between …