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Quality of life questionnaires validate a remote approach to ophthalmic management of primary Sjögren’s syndrome
| العنوان: | Quality of life questionnaires validate a remote approach to ophthalmic management of primary Sjögren’s syndrome |
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| المؤلفون: | E. Greenan, Q. Pilson, J. Ní Gabhann-Dromgoole, C. C. Murphy |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Those with underlying autoimmune conditions were met with unparalleled challenges and were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, we aimed to measure the impact of the pandemic on symptoms and the health and vision related quality of life (HR-QoL, VR-QoL) in patients with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS). Nineteen (55.9%) participants returned questionnaires for analysis, (17 female and 2 male, 61.6 years ± 9.9). There was no significant change in participants HR-QoL or VR-QoL, indicating that those with pSS remained resilient with regard to their physical and mental health throughout the pandemic. Furthermore, QoL was maintained despite 73.7% of participants having had outpatient appointments cancelled, delayed or rescheduled. Participants reported a lower QoL and feeling tenser in the COV19-QoL (3.3 ± 1.4 and 3.2 ± 1.3) representing feelings of apprehension and stress felt amongst the general population since the pandemic. Overall, and in spite of the concern caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for patients with autoimmune diseases, the health and well-being of patients with pSS remained stable. These findings strongly support the use of validated HR and VR-QoL questionnaires as an adjunct to the telemedicine consultation when assessing patients with pSS, offering an alternative to face-to-face consultations in post-pandemic era. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23676-x; https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322; https://doaj.org/article/fdee359f724842a39e5ca76ab133816f |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-23676-x |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23676-x https://doaj.org/article/fdee359f724842a39e5ca76ab133816f |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.EAF11473 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-23676-x |