Outcome measurement for multiple long-term conditions research across health-care settings – an overview of reviews
Lauren L. O’Mahoney, Arron Peace, Clare L. Gillies, Ash Routen, Patrick J. Highton, Paul Bedford, Ruksar Abdala, Harini Sathanapally, Yogini V. Chudasama, Riya Patel, Rafael Perera, Sarah E. Hughes, Heather Walker, Mark P. Funnell, Kamlesh Khunti · 2026
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Lauren L. O'Mahoney and colleagues map how researchers measure outcomes for people living with several long-term conditions at once, in a 2026 overview of reviews. Care settings and study populations differ widely, so results rarely line up, and agreed outcome sets cover only part of the field. The team searched five databases and screened thousands of records to chart which outcomes appear and how they are measured.
Ten reviews covering 709 primary studies met their criteria. Quality of life and health care use appeared most often, while treatment burden, patient engagement, and outcomes for children were seldom assessed. Only one existing outcome set included low- and middle-income countries. The authors call for wider stakeholder input, better validation of instruments, and outcome sets that work across countries and care settings.
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| CREATOR | Lauren L. O’Mahoney, Arron Peace, Clare L. Gillies, Ash Routen, Patrick J. Highton, Paul Bedford, Ruksar Abdala, Harini Sathanapally, Yogini V. Chudasama, Riya Patel, Rafael Perera, Sarah E. Hughes, Heather Walker, Mark P. Funnell, Kamlesh Khunti |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74342 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |