Long-term Behavioral Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact of Vaccination in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases.
Bente GlintborgDorte Vendelbo JensenLene TerslevOliver HendricksMikkel ØstergaardSimon Horskjær RasmussenMogens Pfeiffer JensenThomas AdelstenAda ColicKamilla DanebodMalene KildemandAnne Gitte LoftHeidi Lausten MunkJens Kristian PedersenRené Drage ØstgårdChristian Møller SørensenNiels Steen KroghJette Nørgaard AgerboConnie ZieglerMerete Lund HetlandPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2022)
Levels of anxiety and self-isolation decreased after the initial lockdown period in patients with IRD. Half of the patients reported self-isolation in May 2021, a phase that included widespread reopening of society and large-scale vaccination. The lack of prepandemic data prevented a full understanding of the long-term effects of the pandemic on anxiety and self-isolation in patients with IRD.