Telemedicine in rheumatology care: a systematic review

LE Jackson, TA Edgil, B Hill, JK Owensby… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sudden uptake of telemedicine in rheumatology.
We analyzed the recent published literature on telemedicine for the diagnosis and …

Global Perspective on the Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Rheumatology and Health Equity

E Hsieh, D Dey, R Grainger, M Li… - Arthritis Care & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although the public health emergency associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic has ended,
challenges remain, especially for individuals with rheumatic diseases. We aimed to assess …

Researchers in rheumatology should avoid categorization of continuous predictor variables

Z Salis, B Gallego, A Sainsbury - BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023 - Springer
Background Rheumatology researchers often categorize continuous predictor variables. We
aimed to show how this practice may alter results from observational studies in …

Medication interruptions and subsequent disease flares during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a longitudinal online study of patients with rheumatic disease

T Dharia, S Venkatachalam, JF Baker… - Arthritis care & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to assess trends in anxiety and interruptions in disease‐modifying
antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among patients with rheumatic diseases during the …

Factors associated with telehealth utilization among older african americans in South Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic

T Ekwegh, S Cobb, EK Adinkrah, R Vargas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic transformed healthcare delivery with the expansive
use of telemedicine. However, health disparities may result from lower adoption of telehealth …

Crossing the virtual chasm: practical considerations for rethinking curriculum, competency, and culture in the virtual care era

MB Bolster, S Chandra, BM Demaerschalk… - Academic …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Virtual care, introduced previously as a replacement for in-person visits, is now being
integrated into clinical care delivery models to complement in-person visits. The COVID-19 …

The impact of telemedicine on rheumatology care

W Tang, S Inzerillo, J Weiner, L Khalili… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The pandemic disrupted the care of patients with rheumatic diseases;
difficulties in access to care and its psychological impact affected quality of life …

Global experiences of community responses to COVID-19: a systematic literature review

Y Wu, Q Zhang, M Li, Q Mao, L Li - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of the global experiences of
community responses to the COVID-19 epidemic. Method Five electronic databases …

Changes in service delivery and access to rheumatologists before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Canadian universal healthcare setting

TSH Kwok, B Kuriya, LK King, L Eder… - The Journal of …, 2023 - jrheum.org
Objective To describe changes in service delivery and access to rheumatologists before and
during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic periods. Methods We …

Telehealth Made EASY: understanding provider perceptions of telehealth appropriateness in outpatient rheumatology encounters

ID Smith, TM Coles, C Howe, R Overton… - ACR open …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel scoring system, the Encounter
Appropriateness Score for You (EASY), to assess provider perceptions of telehealth …