Duffield, SJ, Ellis, BM, Goodson, N et al. (4 more authors) (2017) The contribution of musculoskeletal disorders in multimorbidity: Implications for practice and policy. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 31 (2). pp. 129-144. ISSN 1521-6942
Abstract
People frequently live for many years with multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity) that impair health outcomes and are expensive to manage. Multimorbidity has been shown to reduce quality of life and increase mortality. People with multimorbidity also rely more heavily on health and care services and have poorer work outcomes. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are ubiquitous in multimorbidity because of their high prevalence, shared risk factors, and shared pathogenic processes amongst other long-term conditions. Additionally, these conditions significantly contribute to the total impact of multimorbidity, having been shown to reduce quality of life, increase work disability, and increase treatment burden and healthcare costs. For people living with multimorbidity, MSDs could impair the ability to cope and maintain health and independence, leading to precipitous physical and social decline. Recognition, by health professionals, policymakers, non-profit organisations, and research funders, of the impact of musculoskeletal health in multimorbidity is essential when planning support for people living with multimorbidity.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Multimorbidity; Co-morbidity; Musculoskeletal; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Back pain; Management; Prevalence; Policy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2017 15:59 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.berh.2017.09.004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124353 |