Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with Behçet's syndrome within the framework of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: implications for patient empowerment in national or global emergencies
Authors' conclusion
Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs provided a framework for reviewing the quality of basic needs in patients' life during lockdown.
Study context
- Population
- Behçet's syndrome (BS) patients from the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Participants
- 68 patients
- Exposure
- During lockdown vs pre-lockdown
- Outcome
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on needs (Maslow's hierarchy)
Methodological detailsonline survey
- Online survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Received NHS letter advising shielding
- 66.2%
- Telephone consultations to access BS specialists during lockdown
- 44.1%
- E-mails to access BS specialists during lockdown
- 27.9%
- Sleeping less
- 54.4%
- Feeling lonely
- 66.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Weekly working hours · During lockdown vs pre-lockdown
P = 0.017
Employment rate · During lockdown vs pre-lockdown
- Frequency of exercise per week · During lockdown vs pre-lockdown
- P = 0.007
- Healthy food consumption per week · During lockdown vs pre-lockdown
- P = 0.001
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with Behçet's syndrome within the framework of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: implications for patient empowerment in national or global emergencies. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 19 July 2022. doi:10.
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