This research strand focuses on multi-morbidity – or living with two or more chronic conditions – a rapidly growing feature of healthcare with ageing populations in the UK and worldwide.
Multi-morbidity reduces quality of life and physical functioning, increases mortality rates, hospital admissions, psychological distress and polypharmacy. It also has significant socioeconomic repercussions – and negatively impacts the quality of life of the families and carers of those affected.
This research programme recognises the importance of undertaking research on multi-morbidity – challenging the orientation of single disease models, which dominate healthcare worldwide.