Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with RA: a survey of rheumatologists in six European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to describe, from the perspective of rheumatologists in Europe, how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted their management of people with RA and the continuing medical education of physicians.

Methods

Rheumatologists participating in the Adelphi RA Disease Specific Programme^TM in six European countries were contacted in August and September 2020 for a telephone survey. Rheumatologists were asked seven attitudinal questions on changes to patient management, prescription behaviour and continuing education owing to COVID-19. Results were summarized with descriptive statistics.

Results

The telephone survey was completed by 284 rheumatologists. The most commonly reported changes to patient management were increased util

SUBMITTER: Machado PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9800854 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature