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Epidemiology of frailty, multimorbidity, and disability: a cross-sectional study of mid-aged and older adults in The Gambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa
By Anthony Muchai Manyara, Claire Calderwood, Etheldreda I Yoliswa Madela, Show 14 more authorsCelia Louise Gregson
Preprint: cross-sectional study of 5,296 peoplePopulations
Abstract
Background Multimorbidity, frailty and disability risk are increasing with longevity across Africa. We aimed to quantify the overlap between multimorbidity, frailty, and disability; assess associations with health-related quality of life (HRQoL); and between individual long-term conditions (LTCs) and frailty and disability.
The paper
University of Bristol
Research Square, 10 Aug 2026, CC BY, Preprint, not peer-reviewed
