[
    {
        "id": "osp-2405",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "A Questionnaire-based Survey on Depression and Anxiety among Rheumatology Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient’s Perspective",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Lim",
                "given": "Shiau Li"
            },
            {
                "family": "Tay",
                "given": "Voon Yaa"
            },
            {
                "family": "Bhullar",
                "given": "Avreena"
            },
            {
                "family": "Baharuddin",
                "given": "Hazlyna"
            },
            {
                "family": "Ch’ng",
                "given": "Shereen Suyin"
            },
            {
                "family": "Yusoof",
                "given": "Habibah Mohd"
            },
            {
                "family": "Zain",
                "given": "Mollyza Mohd"
            },
            {
                "family": "Rosman",
                "given": "Azmillah"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-questionnaire-based-survey-on-depression-and-anxiety-among-rheumatology-patients-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-patients-perspective",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2021
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2022.34",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is a global pandemic and has caught the attention of the rheumatology fraternity, where patients are thought to be at higher risk of infection. We aimed to study the incidence of COVID-19 infection and depression and anxiety symptoms among patients with rheumatic disease (RD) in Hospital Selayang, Malaysia, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted via phone interview using a structured questionnaire in patients with RD aged > 18 years old scheduled for clinic appointments from 4 to 28 May 2020, which coincided with the second wave of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. The questionnaire included demographics, COVID-19 screening questions, depression and anxiety symptoms screening using questions derived from the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2). Results: Among the 361 patients enrolled, the majority were females (83.1%), and over half (54.3%) were ethnic Malays, 41.6% had rheumatoid arthritis, 34.6% had systemic lupus erythematosus, 12.2% had spondyloarthropathy, and only one (0.3%) patient had COVID-19 infection. The mean age of patients was 48.2 years (range: 16–80 years). The frequency of patients with depression and anxiety symptoms was 8.6% and 6.9%, respectively. Married patients reported feeling more anxious (p = 0.013), while patients with tertiary education levels reported feeling more depressed (p = 0.012). Conclusions: The incidence of COVID-19 infection is low, probably due to the low rate of testing. Depression and anxiety symptoms reported by patients in our cohort were modest. Our findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a greater impact on married patients with RD and those with a higher education level."
    }
]