Rheumatoid Arthritis and Telemedicine in times of COVID-19 times

Artritis reumatoide y telemedicina en tiempos de COVID-19

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune chronic multisystem condition requiring multidisciplinary management. Close follow-up is essential to control its progression. Arthritis and its treatment cause an immunosuppressive status which predisposes to infection. Due to the current health emergency caused by Sars-Cov2, patients affected by chronic and autoimmune disorders are more susceptible to contagion, which has required using new technologies such as telemedicine. The adoption of telemedicine had been increasing since the years prior to the pandemic, to allow assessment of chronic conditions. The aim of this study is to examine the impacts of the use of telemedicine in the management of patient living with RA during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of the implementation of these technologies to assist in the care of RA patients.

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