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Psychological Distress in Patients with Autoimmune Arthritis during the COVID-19 Induced Lockdown in Italy.
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- Psychological Distress Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak on Three Continents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Pooled it
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- The Economic Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Mental health, quality of life and self-management behaviours: online evaluation of inflammatory arthritis patients over 1 year of COVID-19 lockdowns.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
- The Calm after the Storm: A State-of-the-Art Review about Recommendations Put Forward during the COVID-19 Pandemic to Improve Chronic Pain Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative (OBRI).Rheumatology advances in practice · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression in Patients with Rheumatic Disease in South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Experiences of self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Lockdown in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on clinical care, self-management and mental health of patients with inflammatory arthritis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2022Article
- A Questionnaire-based Survey on Depression and Anxiety among Rheumatology Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient's Perspective.Oman medical journal · 2021Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychology and disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritisTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Article
- Editorial for Special Issue: Microbial and Autoimmune Disease.Microorganisms · 2021Article
- COVID-19 related poor mental health and sleep disorders in rheumatic patients: a citizen science project.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Direct and Indirect Impact of COVID-19 for Patients with Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Lockdowns imposed by governments worldwide as a way to limit the spread of severe atypical respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) have had heavy psychological and economic consequences. Arthritis patients are a vulnerable population at an increased risk of peritraumatic stress. This could be due to several reasons, including the fear of shortage of medicine and difficulty receiving periodical medical checks. In the present case-control study, psychological distress in patients with autoimmune arthritis during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were investigated. An electronic survey was conducted to gather information on the perceived change in the emotional state, general health (GH), fatigue, joint pain, and disease activity during the lockdown, in 100 patients with autoimmune arthritis and 100 controls. Mental health status was measured using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) was used to assess the frequency of peritraumatic stress disorders related to COVID-19. Patients reported a significant worsening of perceived GH (36% vs. 7%;
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