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Impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable patients with rheumatic disease: results of a worldwide survey.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Balancing COVID-19 Risk With Physical and Mental Wellness: Perspectives of Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Throughout the Pandemic.ACR open rheumatology · 2023Article
- [Acceptance of video consultation among patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases depends on gender and location-Results of an online survey among patients and physicians].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2023Article
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- Perceptions and behaviours related to COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Article
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- Telerheumatology: A Narrative Review.Rheumatology and immunology research · 2021Review
- Tipping the scales: a theoretical model to describe the differential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThere is emerging evidence that COVID-19 disproportionately affects people from racial/ethnic minority and low socioeconomic status (SES) groups. Many physicians across the globe are changing practice patterns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to examine the practice changes among rheumatologists and what they perceive the impact to be on their most vulnerable patients.
methodsWe administered an online survey to a convenience sample of rheumatologists worldwide during the initial height of the pandemic (between 8 April and 4 May 2020) via social media and group emails. We surveyed rheumatologists about their opinions regarding patients from low SES and racial/ethnic minority groups in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mainly, what their specific concerns were, including the challenges of medication access; and about specific social factors (health literacy, poverty, food insecurity, access to telehealth video) that may be complicating the management of rheumatologic conditions during this time.
results548 rheumatologists responded from 64 countries and shared concerns of food insecurity, low health literacy, poverty and factors that preclude social distancing such as working and dense housing conditions among their patients. Although 82% of rheumatologists had switched to telehealth video, 17% of respondents estimated that about a quarter of their patients did not have access to telehealth video, especially those from below the poverty line. The majority of respondents believed these vulnerable patients, from racial/ethnic minorities and from low SES groups, would do worse, in terms of morbidity and mortality, during the pandemic.
conclusionIn this sample of rheumatologists from 64 countries, there is a clear shift in practice to telehealth video consultations and widespread concern for socially and economically vulnerable patients with rheumatic disease.
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