%0 Journal Article %T Improvements in health-related quality of life and function in middle-aged women with chronic diseases of lifestyle after participating in a non-pharmacological intervention programme: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial %A Jennifer Jelsma %A Roline Y. Barnes %A Romy Parker %J Archive of "African Journal of Disability". %D 2019 %R 10.4102/ajod.v8i0.428 %X Musculoskeletal diseases consume a large amount of health and social resources and are a major cause of disability in both low- and high-income countries. In addition, patients frequently present with co-morbid chronic diseases of lifestyle. The area of musculoskeletal disease is restricted by a lack of epidemiological knowledge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6424002/