Rheumatic Disease-Related Symptoms During the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Carol A MancusoRoland DuculanDeanna Jannat-KhahMedha BarbhaiyaAnne R BassBella MehtaPublished in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2020)
Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with rheumatic disease-related physical and psychological effects, even among patients not infected with SARS-CoV-2. According to patients, these effects adversely impacted their rheumatic diseases. Clinicians will need to ascertain the long-term sequelae of these effects and determine what therapeutic and psychological interventions are indicated.