ArticleRheumatology advances in practice2022
The impact of COVID-19 on clinical care, self-management and mental health of patients with inflammatory arthritis.
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- Self-management behaviors do not affect remission but mediate between mental health and disease outcomes in a longitudinal study of rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2025Article
- Examining the Trajectory of Health-Related Quality of Life among Coronavirus Disease Patients.Journal of general internal medicine · 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
- Ongoing shielding behavior one year post COVID-19: results from a longitudinal study of patients with inflammatory arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Fibromyalgia and mental health in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional prevalence study from the COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Mental Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Rheumatic Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic.ACR open rheumatology · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Functioning in Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- The impact of consecutive COVID-19 lockdowns in England on mental wellbeing in people with inflammatory arthritis.BMC rheumatology · 2022Article
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- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of patients with rheumatic diseases.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on self-management behaviours and healthcare access for people with inflammatory arthritis.BMC rheumatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and ongoing restrictions in the UK affected access to clinical care, self-management and mental health for many patients with inflammatory arthritis. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of lockdown on inflammatory arthritis clinical care, self-management, disease outcomes and mental health.
methodsIn total, 338 people with inflammatory arthritis participated in a prospective study, completing a series of online questionnaires. The questionnaires assessed demographics, inflammatory arthritis condition and management, clinical care, quality of life and mental health. Visual analogue scales (VASs) were completed at each assessment. Linear regression, controlling for confounders, was conducted to determine factors associated with physical and mental health outcomes.
resultsMore than half of participants reported worsening VAS by >10 points for patient global assessment (PGA), pain, fatigue and emotional distress during the initial lockdown. Changes in clinical care were associated with worse PGA (
conclusionChanges to clinical care owing to lockdown were associated with worse disease outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis. There has also been a clear impact on mental health, with possibly complex relationships between mental health and psychosocial factors. Physical activity emerged as a key influence on disease outcomes and mental health.
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