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Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Co-Long-Term Conditions and Polyvascular Disease: Considerations for Evidence

Gillian Mead1, Alex Todhunter-Brown2, Ukachukwu Abaraogu3,4

  • 1Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK.

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
|July 14, 2025
PubMed

Insights

This article introduces

Area of Science:

  • Medical Research
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cochrane's 2025-2030 strategy prioritizes improving lives of individuals with multiple chronic conditions.
  • Existing systematic reviews may not adequately address the complexities of multiple long-term conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore considerations for multiple chronic conditions in systematic reviews.
  • To propose the term 'co-long-term conditions' to replace 'comorbidity'.
  • To define 'polyvascular disease' within the context of systematic reviews.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and expert discussion by the Cochrane Thematic Group in Heart, Stroke and Circulation.
  • Analysis of current practices in systematic reviews concerning multiple long-term conditions.
  • Development of recommendations for review authors.

Main Results:

  • The term 'co-long-term conditions' is proposed for clarity.
  • Guidance is offered on defining 'polyvascular disease'.
  • Specific recommendations are made for data extraction, subgroup analyses, and discussion sections in systematic reviews.

Conclusions:

  • Systematic reviews should explicitly address co-long-term conditions.
  • Enhanced methodology will improve the representation of individuals with multiple conditions in research.
  • This approach is crucial for reviews on heart, circulatory, and stroke diseases, including polyvascular disease.

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