Impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 sobre o tratamento medicamentoso dos pacientes com doença arterial periférica: um estudo observacional transversal
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease: an observational cross-sectional study
Heloisa Amaral Braghieri; Marília de Almeida Correia; Juliana Ferreira de Carvalho; Paulo Longano; Nelson Wolosker; Gabriel Grizzo Cucato; Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias; Hélcio Kanegusuku
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Background: The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a negative impact on the population’s behavior. In this context, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication (IC) remains unclear. Objectives: To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug treatment of patients with PAD and IC. Methods: In this cross-sectional, observational study, 136 patients with PAD and IC were recruited from our database and answered a questionnaire by telephone involving the following questions: a) precautions related to COVID-19; b) general health status; and c) treatment of diseases. Subsequently, patients were divided into two groups according to difficulty in obtaining their drugs (DOD: difficulty obtaining drugs, or NDOD: no difficulty obtaining drugs) and overall health was compared between groups. Results: Seventeen percent of patients reported difficulties with obtaining drugs during the pandemic. A higher proportion of these patients reported being sadder (56.5% vs. 24.8%, P < 0.01) and having more difficulty sleeping (56.5% vs. 24.8%, P < 0.01) than of the patients in the NDOD group (P 0.05). Conclusions: A higher proportion of patients in the DOD group reported being sadder and having greater difficulty sleeping compared to the NDOD group during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Submitted date:
01/29/2021
Accepted date:
04/22/2021
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