Observational studyRheumatology international2021
Telemedicine for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic; a positive experience in the Netherlands.
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- Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Management and on Healthcare Delivery of Immune-Mediated Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases during the First Pandemic Period February to July 2020: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Telehealth in rheumatology: the 2021 Arab League of Rheumatology Best Practice Guidelines.Rheumatology international · 2022Guideline
- Smartphone-Assisted Patient-Initiated Care Versus Usual Care in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Low Disease Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Trial
- Hybrid Care Modifications in the Delivery of Nonpandemic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Linguistic Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Shoulder Telehealth Assessment Tool for Filipino Patients with Musculoskeletal Shoulder Condition: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Digital Health for Breast Care: Patient Satisfaction and Reducing Disparities through Telemedicine.International journal of breast cancer · 2025Article
- Home-Based Telemedicine in Rheumatology-A Scoping Review.ACR open rheumatology · 2024Article
- Patient perspectives on telemedicine use in rheumatology during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance.Clinical rheumatology · 2024Article
- Ethical considerations in telehealth and artificial intelligence for work related musculoskeletal disorders: A scoping review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Healthcare Encounters and Outcomes of Filipino Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Managed at a Tertiary COVID-19 Referral Center.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Patient Acceptability of Symptom Screening and Patient Education Using a Chatbot for Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Willingness, perceived facilitators and barriers to use remote care among healthcare professionals - a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- The Attitude of Egyptian Patients with Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases towards Telemedicine.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Mapping Factors That Affect the Uptake of Digital Therapeutics Within Health Systems: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Predictors for response to electronic patient-reported outcomes in routine care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 was not associated or trigger disease activity in spondylarthritis patients: ReumaCoV-Brasil cross-sectional data.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2022Article
- Telehealth Made EASY: Understanding Provider Perceptions of Telehealth Appropriateness in Outpatient Rheumatology Encounters.ACR open rheumatology · 2022Article
- Limited waiting areas in outpatient clinics: an intervention to incorporate the effect of bridging times in blueprint schedules.BMJ open quality · 2022Article
- Technical factors can impact on remote consultations in rheumatology: results from a service evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic.Rheumatology international · 2022Article
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Abstract
To describe the delivery of care for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) from the perspective of rheumatologists in the Netherlands during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed methods design was used with quantitative and qualitative data from a cross-sectional survey sent to all members of the Dutch Rheumatology Society in May 2020. The survey contained questions on demographics, the current way of care delivery, and also on usage, acceptance, facilitators and barriers of telemedicine. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively. The answers to the open questions were categorized into themes. Seventy-five respondents completed the survey. During the COVID-19 pandemic, continuity of care was guaranteed through telephone and video consultations by 99% and 9% of the respondents, respectively. More than 80% of the total number of outpatient visits were performed exclusively via telephone with in-person visits only on indication. One-quarter of the respondents used patient reported outcomes to guide telephone consultations. The top three facilitators for telemedicine were less travel time for patients, ease of use of the system and shorter waiting period for patients. The top three barriers were impossibility to perform physical examination, difficulty estimating how the patient is doing and difficulty in reaching patients. During the COVID-19 epidemic, care for patients with RMDs in the Netherlands continued uninterrupted by the aid of telemedicine. On average, respondents were content with current solutions, although some felt insecure mainly because of the inability to perform physical examination and missing nonverbal communication with their patients.
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