2023
Patient perspectives on telemedicine use in rheumatology during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance
Maheswaranathan M, Miller B, Ung N, Sinha R, Harrison C, Egeli B, Degirmenci H, Sirotich E, Liew J, Grainger R, Chock E. Patient perspectives on telemedicine use in rheumatology during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance. Clinical Rheumatology 2023, 43: 543-552. PMID: 37552351, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-023-06717-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic diseasesPerson visitsTelemedicine useMedication changesCOVID-19 pandemicCare of patientsPerspectives of patientsMethodsAn anonymous online surveyPerspectives of telemedicineDisease activityComplete responseMost patientsPatient's perspectiveTelemedicine effectivenessPatientsAnonymous online surveyFree-text responsesSimilar effectivenessDiseaseVisitsTelemedicine usersRheumatologyYounger participantsTelemedicineClinical tasks
2017
Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk reporting biased results: a systematic review
Farzanfar D, Abumuamar A, Kim J, Sirotich E, Wang Y, Pullenayegum E. Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk reporting biased results: a systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2017, 17: 133. PMID: 28877680, PMCID: PMC5588621, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-017-0418-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual careVisit timeSystematic reviewLongitudinal studyCare risksPart of patientsOutcomes of interestTotal followEmbase databasesNumber of visitsEligible articlesLack of needLack of awarenessPatientsImportant predictorVisitsLack of useCareLower proportionRiskPredictorsReviewMEDLINEFollowStudy