Perceptions and behaviours related to COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : a cross-sectional study

© 2021. International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR)..

OBJECTIVES: To study the perceptions and behavioural changes related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and determine their associations with patient characteristics, such as health literacy.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from September to November of 2020 and included 400 outpatients with RA aged 18 and above. We measured self-reported perceptions as outcomes, such as awareness, knowledge and behaviours related to COVID-19. Health literacy and other characteristics as exposures were investigated using self-report questionnaires and electronic health records. To analyse the association between patient factors and the outcomes, multivariable linear and logistic regression models were performed.

RESULTS: In total, 365 patients completed the survey. More than half (51%) of patients reported that they were 'very worried' about possible infection with COVID-19, whereas over 80% believed the possibility of getting COVID-19 was low. In the multivariable analyses, patients with low health literacy had limited knowledge about COVID-19 and did not change daily routines and perform preventive measures.

CONCLUSIONS: 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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Clinical rheumatology - 41(2022), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 45-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Itaya, Takahiro [VerfasserIn]
Torii, Mie [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Motomu [VerfasserIn]
Jindai, Kazuaki [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Wataru [VerfasserIn]
Tanigawa, Kyosuke [VerfasserIn]
Urai, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Kinoshita, Ayae [VerfasserIn]
Nin, Kazuko [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Ryu [VerfasserIn]
Murata, Koichi [VerfasserIn]
Murakami, Kosaku [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Masao [VerfasserIn]
Ito, Hiromu [VerfasserIn]
Matsuda, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]
Morinobu, Akio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attitudes
COVID-19
Health knowledge
Health literacy
Journal Article
KURAMA cohort
Practice
Rheumatoid arthritis

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Date Completed 05.01.2022

Date Revised 05.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10067-021-05840-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331234696