The First Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Starting Biological Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs: Outcomes from the TReasure Real-Life Database.
Eur J Rheumatol
; 9(4): 206-211, 2022 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2202595
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been resulting in increased hospital occupancy rates. Rheumatic patients cannot still reach to hospitals, or they hesitate about going to a hospital even they are able to reach. We aimed to show the effect of the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the treatment of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritis.METHODS:
Patients were divided into three groups as follows pre-pandemic (Pre-p starting on biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy for the first time within 6 months before March 11, 2020); post-pandemic A (Post-p A starting on biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy for the first time within the first 6 months after March 11, 2020); post-pandemic B (Post-p B starting on biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy for the first time within the second 6 months).RESULTS:
The number of rheumatoid arthritis patients in the Post-p A and B groups decreased by 51% and 48%, respectively, as compared to the Pre-p group similar rates of reduction were also determined in the number of spondyloarthritis patients. The rates of tofacitinib and abatacept use increased in rheumatoid arthritis patients in Post-p period.CONCLUSION:
The number of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis patients starting on biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for the first time decreased during the first year of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Rheumatol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Eurjrheum.2022.21153
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