The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the management of rheumatic disease: a national clinician-based survey.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the management of rheumatic diseases (RD). An online survey included 10 questions were designed to assess potential differences in rheumatology practice. The survey was conducted between March 2021 and June 2021. Marginal homogeneity test was used to compare frequencies of outpatient clinic patients between the pre-pandemic and pandemic. Other results were analyzed by descriptive statistics. One hundred three clinicians (75.7% in rheumatology practice for at least five years) responded to the survey. Almost 70% examined < 30 patients per day during the pandemic while nearly 70% examined ≥ 30 patients per day before the pandemic (p < 0.001). They indicated following reasons for decreasing outpat

SUBMITTER: Kahveci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature