ArticleBMC health services research2022
At-home blood self-sampling in rheumatology: a qualitative study with patients and health care professionals.
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- Clinical Visit Frequencies in Rheumatology: A Systematic Literature Review.Arthritis care & research · 2023Pooled it
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- Five years of the Digital Rheumatology Network: insights and future directions.EULAR rheumatology open · 2025Review
- Comparing Participant Experiences of at-Home and Hospital-Based Biological Sampling: Cross-Sectional Insights From the SIREN Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Determining the Efficacy, Feasibility, and Impact of Storage Conditions on At-Home Blood Collection Kits for Proteomic Studies.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Conducting clinical trials with self-collection of pharmacokinetic samples: Experience from an exploratory, phase 1, open-label trial of centanafadine SR in healthy individuals.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Digital Transformation of Rheumatology Care in Germany: Cross-Sectional National Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Rheumatology in the digital health era: status quo and quo vadis?Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2024Review
- [Rheumatological care in Germany : Memorandum of the German Society for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 2024].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a hybrid telehealth care pathway for patients with axial spondyloarthritis including self-sampling at home: results of a longitudinal proof-of-concept mixed-methods study (TeleSpactive).Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Pre-assessment of patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis combining student-led clinics and telemedicine: a qualitative study.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Advancing Rheumatology Care Through Machine Learning.Pharmaceutical medicine · 2024Article
- Determination of Capillary Blood TSH and Free Thyroxine Levels Using Digital Immunoassay.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2024Article
- Stepwise asynchronous telehealth assessment of patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis: results from a pilot study.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Digital Approaches for Myositis.Current rheumatology reports · 2023Review
- [Digital rheumatology].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Feasibility of self-organized blood sample collection in adults for study purposes in a primary care setting.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe goal of the study was to investigate patients' with systemic rheumatic diseases and healthcare professionals' experiences and preferences regarding self-sampling of capillary blood in rheumatology care.
methodsPatients performed a supervised and consecutive unsupervised capillary blood self-collection using an upper arm based device. Subsequently, patients (n = 15) and their attending health care professionals (n = 5) participated in an explorative, qualitative study using problem-centered, telephone interviews. Interview data were analyzed using structured qualitative content analysis.
resultsInterviewed patients reported easy application and high usability. Patients and health care professionals alike reported time and cost savings, increased independence and flexibility, improved monitoring and reduction of risk of infection during Covid-19 as benefits. Reported drawbacks include limited blood volume, limited usability in case of functional restrictions, and environmental concerns. Older, immobile patients with long journeys to traditional blood collection sites and young patients with little time to spare for traditional blood collection appointments could be user groups, likely to benefit from self-sampling services.
conclusionsAt-home blood self-sampling could effectively complement current rheumatology telehealth care. Appropriateness and value of this service needs to be carefully discussed with patients on an individual basis.
trial registrationWHO International Clinical Trials Registry: DRKS00024925. Registered on 15/04/2021.
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