COVID-19 pandemic impairs medical care of vasculitis patients in Germany: Results of a national patient survey.

COVID-19 health care patient survey systemic vasculitis vaccination coverage

Journal

Frontiers in medicine
ISSN: 2296-858X
Titre abrégé: Front Med (Lausanne)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101648047

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 20 11 2022
accepted: 15 12 2022
entrez: 26 1 2023
pubmed: 27 1 2023
medline: 27 1 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical care and vaccination acceptance of vasculitis patients in Germany. A web-based national survey was developed by rheumatology centers and vasculitis patient advocacy groups. The survey was distributed nationwide by mail and flyers and could be accessed via a QR-code or weblink from December 2021 to April 2022. Descriptive statistics [mean, median, standard derivation (SD), 25%, 75% quantile] were calculated. 95% confidence intervals were presented for responses that were directly related to the impact of COVID-19 on parameters associated with vasculitis patient care. The online survey was completed by 117 patients with small and large vessel vasculitis [granulomatosis with polyangiitis ( Vasculitis patients experienced changes in medical care during COVID-19 pandemic such as cancelation of prescheduled rheumatology appointments and modifications in therapeutic regimens. The overall acceptance rate for vaccination was comparatively high, particularly for vaccination against COVID-19.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36698843
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1103694
pmc: PMC9868561
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1103694

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Kernder, Filla, de Groot, Hellmich, Holle, Lamprecht, Moosig, Ruffer, Specker, Vordenbäumen, Schneider and Chehab.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

KG was employed by Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH. NR was employed by Klinikum Bad Bramstedt GmbH. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Anna Kernder (A)

Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Tim Filla (T)

Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Kirsten de Groot (K)

Medical Clinic III, Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH, Offenbach, Germany.

Bernhard Hellmich (B)

Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatolgie und Immunologie, Medius Klinik Kirchheim, University Tübingen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany.

Julia Holle (J)

Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, Neumünster, Germany.

Peter Lamprecht (P)

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

Frank Moosig (F)

Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, Neumünster, Germany.

Nikolas Ruffer (N)

Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt GmbH, Bad Bramstedt, Germany.
III Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Christof Specker (C)

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, KEM Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany.

Stefan Vordenbäumen (S)

Department of Rheumatology, St. Elisabeth-Hospital Meerbusch-Lank, Meerbusch, Germany.

Matthias Schneider (M)

Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Gamal Chehab (G)

Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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