Background Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
are perceived to be more vulnerable to worse COVID-19 infection outcome. Furthermore …

There are considerable psychological and psychiatric consequences of the pandemic.
Researchers have started to take into account the real or perceived sense of social threats …

Introduction The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has led to severe disruption of healthcare
services worldwide. We conducted this study to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic …

The objectives of the study were to review the articles to identify (a) the epidemiology of
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19);(b) the …

Aim The dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has become of
special concern to the rheumatology community. Rheumatic patients are required to engage …

Aim of the work To study the impact on the quality of life (QoL) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
patients following up in a university hospital in Benin during the severe acute respiratory …

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is profoundly affecting the mental
health status. Although the burden of mental health problems has been reported in the …

Depression is a common co-morbidity among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, which may
translate into difficulty performing activities of daily living. COVID-19 is an unprecedented …

Background Patients with chronic rheumatic diseases (RDs) are more vulnerable and the
containment measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic might have severe psychological …

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease characterised by
autoimmunity and increased susceptibility to infections. COVID-19 is a systemic viral …