COVID-19 Pediatric Rheumatology Survey
COVID-19 pandemic has threatened millions of lives worldwide. We would like to learn about the way it has changed our pediatric rheumatology practice. Please take five minutes to complete the below survey.
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1.
What is your age?
(Required.)
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-54
55-65
>65
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2.
What is your gender?
(Required.)
Female
Male
Do not want to disclose
Other (please specify)
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3.
Which setting do you practice in?
(Required.)
University Hospital
State Hospital
Private hospital
Private practice
Other (please specify)
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4.
Which country do you practice in?
(Required.)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua & Deps
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Rep
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo {Democratic Rep}
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland {Republic}
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea North
Korea South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar, {Burma}
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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5.
Years in pediatric rheumatology practice:
(Required.)
<5 yrs
5-9 yrs
10-19 yrs
>20 yrs
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6.
Do you prescribe any of the following drugs less often in your current practice because of the COVID-19 pandemic?
(Required.)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Corticosteroids
Non-biologic/conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs)
Biologic DMARDs
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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7.
Which biologic drugs do you hesitate most in initiating during the COVID-19 pandemic?
(Required.)
Anti-interleukin 1
Anti-interleukin 6
Anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor)
Rituximab
JAK (janus kinase) inhibitors
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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8.
Which non-biologic/conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) do you hesitate most in initiating during the COVID-19 pandemic?
(Required.)
Cyclophosphamide
Mycophenolate mofetil
Azathioprine
Cyclosporine
Tacrolimus
Methotrexate
Salazopyrin
Leflunamide
Colchicine
Hydroxychloroquine
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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9.
If your patient contracted COVID-19, how was the underlying rheumatic disease affected?
(Required.)
Disease activation
Disease remission
Not affected
Other (please specify)
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10.
Do you modify anti-rheumatic treatment if your patient has COVID-19?
(Required.)
No
Yes, only if symptomatic
Yes, in all
Other (please specify)
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11.
How do you modify biologic treatment if your patient has COVID-19?
(Required.)
No modification
Skip the doses until symptom resolution
Skip the doses until SARS-CoV-2 PCR gets negative
Other (please specify)
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12.
Select the adjustments made in your clinical practice after 2.5 years of COVID-19 pandemic:
(Required.)
Decrease in the number of routine daily appointments
Shift towards the smartphone communication applications (e.g. WhatsApp, Viber, Messenger)
Shift towards email consultations
Shift towards video consultations
None
Other (please specify)
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13.
Which percentage of your clinical practice is currently based on telemedicine tools?
(Required.)
None
<10%
10-30%
30-50%
50-75%
>75%
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14.
There are still delays in the diagnosis or treatment of pediatric rheumatic diseases due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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15.
Our clinical practice is returning to routine, as prior to the pandemic.
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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16.
The vaccination policies have decreased the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric rheumatology practice.
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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17.
Vaccines against COVID-19 in childhood will reduce the prevalence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)/pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS).
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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18.
Do you contribute to the management of MIS-C/PIMS patients?
(Required.)
Yes
No