Perceptions and behaviours related to COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
Takahiro ItayaMie ToriiMotomu HashimotoKazuaki JindaiWataru YamamotoKyosuke TanigawaYuki UraiAyae KinoshitaKazuko NinRyu WatanabeKoichi MurataKosaku MurakamiMasao TanakaHiromu ItoShuichi MatsudaAkio MorinobuPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2021)
In this pandemic, healthcare providers may need to be aware of more vulnerable individuals and share COVID-19 related information promptly and effectively with their patients. Key Points • This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the perceptions and behavioural changes related to COVID-19 in patients with RA. • All patients were aware of COVID-19 and most of them worried about getting infected. • Health literacy, age, sex, disease activity and rheumatic drugs were associated with perceptions and behaviours related to COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- disease activity
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- health information
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- patient reported outcomes
- risk factors
- systemic sclerosis