biostudies-literatureUnknown61(9)Sloan MLUPUS UK<h4>Objective</h4>To better understand rheumatology patient and clinician pandemic-related experiences, medical relationships and behaviours in order to help identify the persisting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and inform efforts to ameliorate the negative impacts and build upon the positive ones.<h4>Methods</h4>Rheumatology patients and clinicians completed surveys (patients n = 1543, clinicians n = 111) and interviews (patients n = 41, clinicians n = 32) between April 2021 and August 2021. A cohort (n = 139) of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease patients was also followed up from March 2020 to April 2021. Analyses used sequential mixed methods. Pre-specified outcome measures included the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental wellbeing score (WEMWBS), satisfaction with care and healthcare behavRheumatology (Oxford, England)3723-3736https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8755362biostudies-literatureWill 'the feeling of abandonment' remain? Persisting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatology patients and clinicians.PMC8755362Harwood RBarrere CBosley MSutton SGordon CModi RSloan MBlane MBrimicombe JHolloway LLever ED'Cruz DfalseWill 'the feeling of abandonment' remain? Persisting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatology patients and clinicians.<h4>Objective</h4>To better understand rheumatology patient and clinician pandemic-related experiences, medical relationships and behaviours in order to help identify the persisting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and inform efforts to ameliorate the negative impacts and build upon the positive ones.<h4>Methods</h4>Rheumatology patients and clinicians completed surveys (patients n = 1543, clinicians n = 111) and interviews (patients n = 41, clinicians n = 32) between April 2021 and August 2021. A cohort (n = 139) of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease patients was also followed up from March 2020 to April 2021. Analyses used sequential mixed methods. Pre-specified outcome measures included the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental wellbeing score (WEMWBS), satisfaction with care and healthcare behav2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2026-06-12T04:05:07.096Z2022-02-11T15:15:25.601ZS-EPMC87553623499534510.1093/rheumatology/keab937