TY - JOUR T1 - Infographic. Benefits and harms of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104367 SP - bjsports-2021-104367 AU - Alessio Bricca AU - Lasse Kindler Harris AU - Madalina Jäger AU - Susan Smith AU - Carsten B Juhl AU - Søren T Skou Y1 - 2021/06/09 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/09/bjsports-2021-104367.abstract N2 - People with multimorbidity (two or more medical conditions) have poorer physical and psychosocial health and higher risk of hospital admission and premature death.1 The complexity and increased burden of multimorbidity presents challenges for healthcare systems.2 Therefore, the current standard of care for patients with multimorbidity includes visiting many healthcare professionals and reviewing different pharmacological treatments with inherent risk of side effects. This is often unsatisfactory for the patients.3Exercise is considered a core treatment for at least 26 chronic conditions. However, little is known about its effects in people with multimorbidity. To fill this gap, we performed a systematic review of randomised controlled trials to investigate the benefits and harms of exercise therapy (ie, a regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed … ER -