Association of Medication Access Difficulty and COVID-19-Related Distress With Disease Flares in Rheumatology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Dalynah MaldonadoEmilee TuShereen N MahmoodDawn M WaheziRuchika DarapaneniNiloofar SimaLaura Curiel-DuranLindsay M PattisonVilma GabbayLaurie J BaumanAnna Broder Tamar B Rubinstein

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)

Medication access difficulties and flares were common among rheumatology patients from the Bronx, New York in the month following the peak of the epidemic. Medication access difficulty and COVID-19-related distress were highly associated with flare and disease activity. COVID-19-related distress was associated with overall health scores.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
disease activity
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
prognostic factors
emergency department
mental health
patient reported outcomes
adverse drug
risk assessment
social media