ReviewRheumatology international2021
Increased risk of mental health disorders in patients with RA during the COVID-19 pandemic: a possible surge and solutions.
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- Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of Telemedicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Meta-analysis.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Pooled it
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- Cardiovascular health worsening in patients with autoimmune rheumatological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.Clinical rheumatology · 2023Review
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- Perception of risk and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with rheumatic diseases: a case-control study.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression in Patients with Rheumatic Disease in South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Telemedicine in the Management of Patients with Rheumatic Disease during COVID-19 Pandemic: Incidence of Psychiatric Disorders and Fibromyalgia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis.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
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with rheumatic diseases in Latin America.Rheumatology international · 2022Article
- COVID-19 from a rheumatology perspective: bibliometric and altmetric analysis.Rheumatology international · 2021Review
- Perceived Risk and Associated Shielding Behaviors in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic.ACR open rheumatology · 2021Article
- Rheumatology and psychiatry: allies in times of COVID-19.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Review
- Effect of Chronic Noise Exposure on Psychological and Physiological Indicators in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
Depression is a common co-morbidity among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, which may translate into difficulty performing activities of daily living. COVID-19 is an unprecedented disaster that has disrupted lives worldwide and led to a rise in the incidence of mental health disorders. Given the widespread economic devastation due to COVID-19, many RA patients, already susceptible to mental illness, maybe at an increased risk of inaccessibility to medical care, accentuated stress, and consequent worsening of existent mental health disorders, or the onset of new mental health disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression. The objective of this review is to assess if there is an increased risk of mental health disorders in patients with RA during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has bridged the transition to remote chronic care in the pandemic period, though certain accessibility and technological challenges are to be addressed. Decreased access to care amid lockdowns and a proposed triggering of disease activity in patients with autoimmune disorders may potentially herald a massive spike in incidence or flares of patients diagnosed with RA in the coming months. Such a deluge of cases may be potentially devastating to an overburdened healthcare system. Rheumatologists may need to prepare for this eventuality and explore techniques to provide adequate care during these challenging times. The authors found that there is a significant association between the adverse impact on the mental health of RA patients and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, more research is needed to highlight individual risk factors.
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