Quote from the supplementary material of the cited article:
This study captures the experiences of people with multimorbidity across ten LMICs, uncovering how fragmented systems, financial hardship, and impersonal care compound the challenges of illness. Despite undergoing costly treatments, many saw limited benefit and struggled with repetitive, confusing care pathways. Tangible costs included healthcare expenses and productivity loss, while intangible costs due to poor disease management encompass confusion, loss of independence, and emotional exhaustion.
Taken from Taneja et al. (2025). Discover Public Health, 22, 782,
summarising Tran et al. (2024). BMJ Global Health, 9, e013606.
Summarising literature from 25yrs, the paper shows that most studies investigating cost in global #NCD research emphasise tangible costs (direct & indirect expenses), while largely neglecting intangible costs:
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