Open AccessTelemedicine in rheumatology: a reliable approach beyond the pandemic
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Cavagna,
Giovanni Zanframundo,
Veronica Codullo,
Maria Pisu,
Roberto Caporali,
Carlomaurizio Montecucco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1462-0332
pISSN - 1462-0324
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa554
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , interquartile range , pandemic , referral , covid-19 , cohort , health care , telehealth , medical emergency , multivariate analysis , emergency medicine , family medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has imposed considerable restrictions on people's mobility, which affects the referral of chronically ill patients to health care structures. The emerging need for alternative ways to follow these patients up is leading to a wide adoption of telemedicine. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of this approach for our cohort of patients with CTDs, investigating their attitude to adopting telemedicine, even after the pandemic.