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01-11-2020 | COVID-19 | Letters of Biomedical and Clinical Research

Virtual rheumatology appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international survey of perspectives of patients with rheumatic diseases

Authors: Alyssa Howren, J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta, Nevena Rebić, Hallie Dau, Louise Gastonguay, Kam Shojania, Eileen Davidson, Mary A. De Vera

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 11/2020

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The transition to virtual health care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially important for individuals living with a rheumatic disease given their increased risk for comorbidities and susceptibility to infection [1, 2]. As health care systems and providers rapidly shift to providing virtual care, it is crucial to ensure that efforts to develop and implement virtual care are informed by the patients. We therefore aimed to explore the perspectives of individuals living with rheumatic diseases towards virtual rheumatology appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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Title: Virtual rheumatology appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international survey of perspectives of patients with rheumatic diseases
Authors: Alyssa Howren
J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta
Nevena Rebić
Hallie Dau
Louise Gastonguay
Kam Shojania
Eileen Davidson
Mary A. De Vera
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05338-3

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