Prakash Gupta, Latika Gupta Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):431-432 ..read more

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Keerthi Talari Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):422-425 Background: Virtual consultations have become the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic with disruption of regular outpatient services due to fear of infection and travel restrictions. Methodology: A telephonic survey was conducted among 54 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who sought virtual consultations to understand patients' perspective about these consultations. Results: 42/54 (77.78%) patients had inactive disease. Most patients (42/48 [87.5%]) did not visit the hospital for fear of COV ..read more

Joydeep Samanta, Debashish Mishra Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):426-430 With the digitalization of the services across various sectors in an Indian setting, health care is also influenced by the same. It was evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic that Indian patients were orienting themselves toward more teleconsultations and digital and smartphone-based health care. This not only saves time and money but also reduces the chances of hospital-acquired cross infections. This is more important for patients with rheumatic diseases who try to avoid frequent hospital visits despite the ..read more

Ilke Coskun Benlidayi Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):414-417 The coronavirus disease-19 pandemic has caused a considerable deterioration in medical practices. This resulted in a rapid shift to telemedicine/telehealth as an alternative to conventional interventions and in-person visits. Telerheumatology practices have been increasing worldwide. Virtual consulting for remote physiotherapy advice in rheumatic diseases is also essential. The present topical review aimed to provide an insight to telehealth for musculoskeletal physiotherapy among patients with rheumatic diseases. Patien ..read more

Latika Gupta, Supriya Sharma, Rajat Kharbanda, Shelley Aggarwal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):418-421 Background: Confinement and economic uncertainty, along with disease-specific issues such as pain and suffering may uniquely impact rheumatology patients, putting non-COVID morbidity at par with COVID-related losses. Methods: We conducted a review of records to explore the clinical profile and interventions in rheumatology patients at a tertiary care center in Northern India to identify the potential problems and propose direction for the futu ..read more

Suneeta Mohanty, Prasant Kumar Pattnaik Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):402-405 Smart health care comprises e-health, m-health, electronic resource management, smart and intelligent home services, and medical devices. Wireless sensors, radio-frequency identification technology, Internet of things, and machine learning (ML) algorithms are the underlying technology to implement smart health care. Sensor plays a vital role in smart health care for the collection of real-time data. Sensors such as accelerometers, wearable sensors, and thermal infrared camera sensors are extensively use ..read more

Reuben Praharsh Kumar, Sandra Manuel, D Elizabeth, Vineeta Shobha Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):406-413 Background: Vaccine against COVID-19 is an effective preventive measure; however, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients were excluded from the vaccine trials, which leads to questions regarding vaccine safety and efficacy, giving rise to vaccine hesitancy. We aim to study the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among SLE patients and study the factors affecting it. Methods: The study is a cross-sectional telephone-based survey done on SLE patients. The questionnaire included ..read more

Amy MacBrayne, William Marsh, Frances Humby Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):384-393 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the archetypal inflammatory arthritis, remains a complex and challenging disease to manage in spite of the abundance of new therapies in the last 20 years. The unpredictable relapsing/remitting nature of RA is at odds with the current prevailing system of scheduled follow-ups, leaving patients with RA to manage pain, flares, and medications between appointments, which may be of little value if occurring during a period of disease control. The rapid progress in the field of ..read more

Su Ann Yeoh, Anastasia-Vasiliki Madenidou Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2022 17(7):394-401 Telerheumatology, the use of telemedicine in the provision of rheumatology care, has been on the periphery of rheumatology practice for several years. However, the need for remote rheumatology service has emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help prevent the spread of the virus. EULAR and ACR published guidelines to address the rheumatological clinical needs safely. Synchronous and asynchronous telemedicine, including remote patient-monitoring systems, were used. The majority of telerheuma ..read more