How this fits in

People with multimorbidity typically display increased morbidity and mortality risk, driven in part by reduced levels of habitual physical activity (PA). Disease self-management empowers patients to take more of an active role in their own health care and has shown promise in individual conditions, but is under-researched in multimorbidity. This study investigated the impact of a targeted, group-based, disease self-management programme on habitual PA levels in people with multimorbidity. A slight decrease in PA levels was observed, suggesting that the intervention was ineffective, and that future research should focus on how to identify those at greatest need for PA intervention, and how to refine the delivered intervention in order to increase efficacy in increasing PA in those with multimorbidity.