Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on psychophysical stress in patients with adrenal insufficiency: the CORTI-COVID study.
Marianna MartinoN AboudM F ColaG GiancolaA CiarloniG SalvioGiorgio ArnaldiPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2020)
If educational efforts are made in preventing acute events, AI patients seem not particularly susceptible to COVID-19. The novel "CORTI-COVID" questionnaire reliably assesses the pandemic-related emotional burden in AI. Even under unconventional stress, educated AI patients preserve a good QoL.