Pain and Affected Symptoms of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis During COVID-19 Period.
Pain Manag Nurs
; 23(1): 43-47, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1386476
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Aim:
The aim of this study is to determine the symptoms, pain, and function changes experienced by rheumatoid arthritis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHOD:
This descriptive study was completed with a total of 119 patients from the rheumatology clinic of a university hospital who met the follow-up research criteria and agreed to participate in the study. Descriptive features question form, pandemic period disease characteristics form, and Visual Analogue Scale were used to collect data.RESULTS:
The mean age of the patients was 48.53 ± 10.24, the duration of the disease was 69.63 ± 37.02 months, the average visual analog scale values before the pandemic period were 3.77 ± 1.40, while the average visual analog scale values during the pandemic period were 5.02 ± 1.57. The most common patient complaints were hygiene problems (p < .001), dressing problems (p < .001), and nutritional problems (p < .001) due to increased pain during the pandemic period. It was determined that the patients needed a health care professional for self-care (p < .001), injections (p < .001), and pain management (p < .001) during the pandemic period.CONCLUSIONS:
During the pandemic period, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stated that they needed the support of a health care professional for self-care, injections, and pain management.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pain Manag Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Neurology
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Psychophysiology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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